Shaft and Tool

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Shaft noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Tool is a synonym for shaft. In some cases you can use "Tool" instead a noun "Shaft".

Nearby Word: shafting

Tool noun - An article intended for use in work.

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Shaft is a synonym for tool. Sometimes you can use "Shaft" instead a noun "Tool".

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

particular	particular shaft	particular tool
similar	similar shaft	similar tool
right	right shaft	right tool
complete	complete shaft	complete tool
Other adjectives: convenient, single, simple, small, massive, large, dangerous, little, new, broken.

In the latter's case, the scythe itself looks more like a traditional farming tool (curved shaft and handle included), has a smaller blade on the other end and mostly use it like a sort of pickaxe to skewer your characters.

Source: Sinister Scythe
The military bill was developed from the bill-hook, a hedging tool widely used in Europe at the time (and listed in tool-catalogues to this day as the "brush axe" or "brush hook"), by adding a thrusting point to the tool's hooked chopping blade, and extending the shaft to around six to eight feet.

Source: Blade on a Stick

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