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Soundings — Sounding is a historical nautical term for measuring depth. The term probably originated from the expression of sounding the well mdash; the well being a shaftlike structure in old sailing vessels that reached all the way to the lowest part of… … Wikipedia
drill — drill1 drillable, adj. drillability, n. driller, n. /dril/, n. 1. Mach., Building Trades. a. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation. b. a tool, esp. a hand tool, for holding and… … Universalium
shaft — shaftless, adj. shaftlike, adj. /shaft, shahft/, n. 1. a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows. 2. something directed or barbed as in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm. 3. a ray or beam: a shaft of sunlight.… … Universalium
shank — /shangk/, n. 1. Anat. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. 2. a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals. See diag. under horse. 3. the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh. 4.… … Universalium
scapus — A shaft or stem. [L. shaft, stalk] s. penis SYN: body of penis. s. pili SYN: hair shaft. * * * sca·pus (skaґpəs) pl. scaґpi [L.] anatomical nomenclature for a shaft or shaftlike structure … Medical dictionary
drill — I [[t]drɪl[/t]] n. 1) bui mac a) a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation b) a tool, esp. a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool 2) mil Mil. a) training in formal marching or … From formal English to slang
shank — [[t]ʃæŋk[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle b) zool. the corresponding part in other vertebrates 2) anat. the lower limb; the entire leg 3) coo a cut of meat from the top part of the front… … From formal English to slang
spindle — [spin′dəl] n. [ME (with intrusive d ) < OE spinel < spinnan, to SPIN] 1. a slender rod or pin used in spinning; specif., a) in hand spinning, a rounded rod, usually wooden, tapering toward each end, for twisting into thread the fibers… … English World dictionary
spin|dle — «SPIHN duhl», noun, adjective, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a rod or pin used in spinning to twist, wind, and hold thread. In hand spinning, the spindle is a round, usually wooden rod, tapering toward each end, that revolves and twists into thread… … Useful english dictionary
