aftershaft

noun

af·​ter·​shaft

ˈaf-tər-ˌshaft

: an accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the feathers of many birds

aftershafted

ˈaf-tər-ˌshaf-təd

adjective

Word History

Etymology

after- + shaft entry 1

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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