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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.

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