Shaft
Shaft noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.
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Synonyms for Shaft
Nearby Word: shafting
Torso
Torso noun - The body excluding the head and neck and limbs.
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Not only does the katana cut through the naginata's shaft fairly early on in the duel, but the killing stroke against the sohi manages to slice through the monk's torso armour.
Source: Video Game / Total War: Shogun 2 -
When Asahel refuses to break off the chase, Abner stops and thrusts out the end of his spear (the blunt end, at that) for the guy to impale himself on, and his momentum sends him into it hard enough to for the shaft to pierce all the way through his torso. Ouch.
Source: Inertial Impalement
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