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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

H`AFT, n. [L. capio.] A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel which is taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used. It is used chiefly for the part of a sword or dagger by which it is held; the hilt.
H`AFT, v.t. To set in a haft; to furnish with a handle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the handle of a weapon or tool [syn: haft, helve]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hæft; akin to Old English hebban to lift — more at heave Date: before 12th century the handle of a weapon or tool II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to set in or furnish with a haft

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. the handle of a dagger or knife etc. --v.tr. provide with a haft. Etymology: OE hæft f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haft Haft, n. [AS. h[ae]ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. Heave, or have. Cf. Heft.] 1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt. This brandish'dagger I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. --Dryden. 2. A dwelling. [Scot.] --Jamieson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haft Haft, v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

a handle as of a dagger (Judg. 3:22).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Handle (of an instrument), stock.