cowslip vs shaft

cowslip

noun
  • A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers. 

  • Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip 

  • Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip 

  • marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations. 

  • Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort 

  • Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip 

shaft

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

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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

  • To equip with a shaft. 

  • To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with. 

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