bamboo vs shaft

bamboo

verb
  • To penetrate sexually. 

  • To flog with a bamboo cane. 

  • To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo. 

noun
  • A didgeridoo. 

  • A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem. 

  • The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc. 

  • A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment. 

  • A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home. 

adj
  • Made of the wood of the bamboo. 

shaft

verb
  • To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with. 

  • To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery. 

  • To equip with a shaft. 

noun
  • A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine 

  • A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft. 

  • A beam or ray of light. 

  • Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin. 

  • The main axis of a feather. 

  • Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal. 

  • The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. 

  • The chamber of a blast furnace. 

  • A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct. 

  • A relatively small area of precipitation that an onlook can discern from the dry surrounding area. 

  • The main cylindrical part of the penis. 

  • Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc. 

  • The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick. 

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