Definitions for: Haft


[n] the handle of a weapon or tool



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: helve

See Also: awl, ax, axe, blade, brand, dagger, file, grip, handgrip, handle, hold, knife, reap hook, reaping hook, sickle, steel, sticker, sword

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