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noun
1.
the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.
verb (used with object)
2.
to furnish with a helve.
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Helve
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
| to flee; abscond: |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English h(i)elfe
before 900; Middle English; Old English h(i)elfe
Related forms
helv·er, noun
un·helved, adjective
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Word Origin & History
helve
O.E. helfe "handle of an axe," from P.Gmc. *halbi- (cf. O.S. helvi, M.Du. helf, O.H.G. halb "handle of an axe," O.H.G. helmo "tiller"); related to halter.
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