An engine shaft is a mine shaft used for the purpose of pumping, irrespective of the prime mover.
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—Joyce Cary (1888–1957)
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So let them sink as water in the sand;
When deadly bow their aiming fury draws,
Shiver the shaft ere past the shooter’s hand.
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