haft

[ haft, hahft ]
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noun
  1. a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.

verb (used with object)
  1. to furnish with a haft or handle; set in a haft.

Origin of haft

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hæft handle, literally, that which is taken, grasped; cognate with Latin captus,German Heft han-dle

Other words from haft

  • un·haft, verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for haft

haft

/ (hɑːft) /


noun
  1. the handle of an axe, knife, etc

verb
  1. (tr) to provide with a haft

Origin of haft

1
Old English hæft; related to Old Norse hapt, Old High German haft fetter, hefti handle

Derived forms of haft

  • hafter, noun

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