These heavy curved shafts of ivory were as tall as a man standing on tiptoe could reach, and thicker than a fat lady's thigh.

Easiest to handle is one with a swan neck, where the blade is held away from the end of the handle by a curved shaft.

Lightweight trimmer that is perfect for homeowners looking for the ergonomic features unique to a curved shaft.

A very few were great curved imperial shafts, the heavy mature ivory of old bulls.

Pirri saw the curved shafts of ivory appear high above his head.

Mohammed scampered away and returned immediately, the two bearers with him staggering under the weight of the long curved shaft of ivory.

The shell small; starts of with a few loosely wound whorls not in contact followed by a short moderately curved shaft ending in a broad hook.

Baculitid genera are characterized by a small to minute initial coil of about two whorls followed by a long straight or slightly curved shaft.

Technical ice axes, which may have curved shafts, are used for steep or vertical ice climbing.

They are characterized by an ulna with a curved shaft.