shafting

noun

shaft·​ing ˈshaf-tiŋ How to pronounce shafting (audio)
: shafts or material for shafts

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In Syria, this shafting took the form of Iranian, Lebanese, and Iraqi paramilitaries wandering the land and killing insurgents and civilians. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024 This shafting of consumers fed one of the largest CEO pay packages recorded thus far in 2017. David Dayen, The New Republic, 15 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shafting was in 1825

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“Shafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shafting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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