adj. 1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. 1. Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Her.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures. [ 1913 Webster ]