About The Word Haft
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Haft
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What's The Definition Of Haft?
[n] the handle of a weapon or tool
Synonyms | Synonyms for Haft: helve Related Terms | Find terms related to Haft: See Also | awl | ax | axe | blade | brand | dagger | file | grip | handgrip | handle | hold | knife | reap hook | reaping hook | sickle | steel | sticker | sword Haft In Webster's Dictionary \Haft\, n. [AS. h[ae]ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti,
and to E. Heave, or have. Cf. {Heft}.]
1. 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'dagger I'll bury to the haft in her
fair breast. --Dryden.
2. A dwelling. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
\Haft\, v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger. |
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