Word: layshafts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lay
shafts
Definition: Plural of layshaft; an intermediate shaft within a gearbox that carries gears, but does not transfer the primary drive of the gearbox either in or out of the gearbox
Morphemes:
Affix: lay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A manner of lying; relative position.
Affix: shaft
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).