shafthead

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noun

The entrance to a mineshaft, where the mined material is brought to hte surface.

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Meanings

nounshafthead (plural shaftheads)

plural shaftheads

  1. businessThe entrance to a mineshaft, where the mined material is brought to hte surface.

Origin

shaft + head

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APA

shafthead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shafthead

MLA

“shafthead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shafthead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shafthead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shafthead.

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