haft
noun
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
hafted
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past participleof haft.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof haft.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
haftnouna handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
Example Sentences
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One of the most remarkable discoveries at Xigou was evidence of hafted stone tools, representing the earliest known composite tools in East Asia.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
The study 'Technological innovations and hafted technology in central China ~160,000-72,000 years ago' has been published in Nature Communications.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
There, archaeologists found two pieces of flint encased in birch tar residue, indicating the flint pieces were once hafted to other objects.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2024
But at Lomekwi, where Kenyanthropus was found, Harmand and her team unearthed crude stone tools from 3.3 million years ago, early enough for either Kenyanthropus or an Australopithecus to have hafted them.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 3, 2024
Stonesnake gestured at the long- hafted axe that lay beside her sleeping furs.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
