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Haft

Haft Meaning & Definition
Haft Definition And Meaning

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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