shaftman

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noun

A man who sinks a mineshaft.

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Meanings

nounshaftman (plural shaftmen)

plural shaftmen

  1. A man who sinks a mineshaft.

Origin

From shaft + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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