haft
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
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
And, of course, there is haft mewa, full of nuts and dried fruit for prosperity.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022
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
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
The haft from which it had been snapped was beside it.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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