Haft vs. Helve — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Haft and Helve
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Haft
A handle or hilt, especially the handle of a bladed tool or weapon.
Helve
A handle of a tool, such as an axe, chisel, or hammer.
Haft
To fit into or equip with a hilt or handle.
Helve
The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
Haft
The handle of a tool or weapon.
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Helve
A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Haft
(Northern English dialect) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
Helve
(transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
Haft
(transitive) To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).
Helve
The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
Haft
(transitive) To grip by the handle.
Helve
The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.
Haft
A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; - said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.
This brandish'd daggerI'll bury to the haft in her fair breast.
Helve
To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
Haft
A dwelling.
Helve
The handle of a weapon or tool
Haft
To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.
Haft
The handle of a weapon or tool
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