helve

[ helv ]

/ hɛlv /

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noun

the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.

verb (used with object), helved, helv·ing.

to furnish with a helve.

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Origin of helve

before 900; Middle English; Old English h(i)elfe

OTHER WORDS FROM helve

helver, nounun·helved, adjective

Words nearby helve

Helsingborg, Helsingør, Helsinki, Helsinki Conference, helter-skelter, helve, Helvellyn, Helvetia, Helvetian, Helvetic, Helvetii

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How to use helve in a sentence

She searched his face with steady eyes, her hand on the ax-helve, in earnest effort to read his heart.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
She disposed the ax to conceal it entirely beneath her long apron, her hand under the garment grasping the helve.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
With the fall of the blow, and the shock of it running up the helve through arms and shoulders, they were completely awake.
The Boss of Wind River|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
He had taken but a few of these when the axe flew from the helve, narrowly missing the Professor's head.
The Pony Rider Boys in New England|Frank Gee Patchin

His hands were playing with a pickaxe helve, as if he longed to have me under it.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for helve

helve

/ (hɛlv) /

noun

the handle of a hand tool such as an axe or pick

verb

(tr) to fit a helve to (a tool)

Word Origin for helve

Old English hielfe; related to Old Saxon hèlvi, Old High German halb, Lithuanian kìlpa stirrup; see halter

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Origin of helve

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