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BUTT SHAFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does butt shaft mean?
• BUTT SHAFT (noun)
The noun BUTT SHAFT has 1 sense:
1. a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice
Familiarity information: BUTT SHAFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("butt shaft" is a kind of...):
arrow (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
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