helve
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of helve
before 900; Middle English; Old English h ( i ) elfe
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Through centuries of trial & error many of man's simplest tools ?the ax helve, the plowshare, the ox yoke ?had achieved a utilitarian perfection of design.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Can a man not come back for an axe helve without finding his house a shambles?”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Finding that he was only a couple of blocks from the main street of the town, Shea walked toward it, the axe helve still in his hand.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
The hammer lever or helve is adjustable for height by means of the screw g and hand-wheel h, which raise or lower the bearings in which the helve journals are carried.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Added to the joke was the story of Thady Shea and the axe helve, which travelled fast and far.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
The father and Da'Be took their stand face to face on either side of a tree, and their axes, helved with birch, began to swing in rhythm.
From Maria Chapdelaine by Blake, W. H.
They cut and shaved axe-handles and helved them.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
Carpenter and others at work on shallop, getting out stock for a new shallop, helving tools, making articles needed, etc.
From The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete by Ames, Azel
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