Shaftoe

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sċeaft →
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Meanings

proper nounShaftoe (plural Shaftoes)

plural Shaftoes

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċeaft“shaft, pole”
  2. EnglishShaftoe

Habitational surname from two minor places in Hartburn, Northumberland, from Old English sċeaft (“shaft, pole”) + hōh (“heel; spur of land”).

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APA

Shaftoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaftoe

MLA

“Shaftoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaftoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shaftoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaftoe.

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