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
Shea packed his few belongings, regretfully left the historic axe helve for Mrs. Crump, then motioned his prisoner to help him lift Dorales.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
She disposed the ax to conceal it entirely beneath her long apron, her hand under the garment grasping the helve.
From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)
The ancient battleÐax had sometimes a double edge. µ The word is used adjectively or in combination; as, axhead or ax head; ax helve; ax handle; ax shaft; axÐshaped; axlike.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
They cut and shaved axe-handles and helved them.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
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.
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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