shafting

noun3

1. •
   Shafts collectively.

   • Numerous excursions into the field proved to the author that stone axes were unsuitable for gathering shaftings of the proper diameter for arrows. Chopping resulted in long tapering ends […] — 1968
2. •
   (slang) The act of deceiving or harming a person.
3. •
   A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.