skaft.
a handle, a grip, a shaft (long thin handle, on for example a broom, knife, paintbrush, or pipe)
Meaning & usage
a handle, a grip, a shaft (long thin handle, on for example a broom, knife, paintbrush, or pipe)
a stem (bearing flowers or leaves)
a shaft (of a feather)
a stem (vertical stroke of a note)
a part of a footwear (including socks and the like) that extends up the leg, like a bootleg
a shaft (of a loom)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Swedish skaft, skapt, from Old Norse skapt, skaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz. Doublet of schakt and skäkta.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.