haft Definition
haft (haft, häft)
noun
a handle or hilt of a knife, ax, etc.
Etymology: ME < OE hæft, a handle < base of hebban: see heave
transitive verb
to fit with, or fix in, a haft
haft Usage Examples
Object
sickle: Figure 1: Line drawing of the hafted sickle by Jane Russell.
Converse of object
- have: Most strapped spades, forks and shovels have hafts with curved points.
- replace: Wooden wedges ( see replacing hafts and handles ). Rivets.
- make: He spent 88 % of this time making the haft, socket and strands.
Adjective modifier
- wooden: It is a small, socketed ax head with a loop underneath it for binding it to a wooden haft.
- old: Then knock out the remains of the old haft, using a hammer and punch or blunt chisel.
- new: If the stump comes out in one piece use it as a visual guide to the shaping of the new haft.
Preposition: in
vise: Rotate the haft in the vise to produce a parallel finish.

