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haft

American  
[haft, hahft] / hæft, hɑft /

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.

haft British  
/ hɑːft /

noun

  1. the handle of an axe, knife, etc

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verb

  1. (tr) to provide with a haft

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Other Word Forms

  • hafter noun
  • unhaft verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of haft

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

Example Sentences

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The team used it to successfully haft two flint arrowheads to wooden handles.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2024

Durkhanai Ayubi laughed as she recalled peeling walnuts as a child for haft mewa, a beloved Nowruz dish of her native Afghanistan.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

And, of course, there is haft mewa, full of nuts and dried fruit for prosperity.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

UC Riverside led by as many as 13 points in the second haft, but Washington cut it to 44-38 with 9:03 remaining.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2020

It had a short haft, a heavy head, a nasty spike on top.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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