Shaft
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to equip something with a shaft To have sexual intercourse with someone To engage in a malicious act; to rip off, as in "He got shafted."
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The long narrow body of a spear or arrow A beam or ray of light Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, or the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive. The main axis of a feather The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick A long narrow passage sunk into the earth, for mining etc; a mineshaft. A vertical or near-vertical cave passage. A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft. A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct. A malicious act, as in “to give someone the shaft” The main narrow part of the penis
Example sentence: In prosperous times, the marginal workers get by. But in tough times, they get the shaft.
Calamus
Part of speech: noun
Definition: sweet flag, acorus calamusa quill