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hilt definition

hilt (hilt)

noun

the handle of a sword, dagger, tool, etc.

Etymology: ME hilt < OE, akin to ON hjalt < IE base *kel-, to strike, split > L calamitas, harm, OE hild, battle

transitive verb

to provide a hilt for
hilt Idioms

to the hilt

thoroughly; entirely

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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