haft

[ haft, hahft ]

/ hæft, hɑft /

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noun

a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a haft or handle; set in a haft.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM haft

un·haft, verb (used with object)

Words nearby haft

Ha-erh-pin, haet, haffet, hafiz, hafnium, haft, Haftarah, Hafun, hag, Haganah, Hagar

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How to use haft in a sentence

This friend works near Haft-e Tir Square, where many of the protests have converged.
Neda: Cautionary Tale or Inspiration?|Azadeh Moaveni|June 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
When we got out at Haft-Tir Station, we found ourselves among the familiar crowd.
Memo From the Streets of Tehran|Parvez Sharma|June 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In front of her was a damsel bearing in baldric a great sword with haft of emerald and tassels of jewel-encrusted gold.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Pulling his great knife from its buckskin sheath he curled the fat little hand around its haft and led him to the white body.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington

Naxa had entered silently while they talked, and stood with his fingers touching the haft of this same ax.
Deathworld|Harry Harrison
The midmost man brandishes that lance so that its edge-studs hardly stay therein, and he strikes the haft thrice against his palm.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various
Unless this come to the lance, it flames on its haft and will go through its bearer or the master of the palace wherein it is.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various

British Dictionary definitions for haft

haft

/ (hɑːft) /

noun

the handle of an axe, knife, etc

verb

(tr) to provide with a haft

Derived forms of haft

hafter, noun

Word Origin for haft

Old English hæft; related to Old Norse hapt, Old High German haft fetter, hefti handle

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