Haft

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Verb

English

Etymology

Old English hæft, Old High German heften make fast.

Noun

haft

1. the handle of a tool or weapon
2. (dialect – N England & Scotland) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.

Alternative spellings

• heft

Verb

to haft (third-person singular simple present hafts, present participle hafting, simple past hafted, past participle hafted)

1. to fit a handle to a tool or weapon.