schaft

Definitions

• A weapon's shaft; the body of a polearm.
• A spear or similar weapon based around its shaft.
• A missile, projectile, or the shaft of one.
• The handle or pole of a bladed tool or implement.
• A flagstaff; a pole for a flag or banner.
• The central support, pillar, or beam of a tree; the trunk.
• (rare) A tunnel or passage e.g. a mineshaft.
• (rare) A kind of balance or scale.
• (rare) The central pillar or beam of a candleholder.
• (rare) A ray or pillar of light.