Pronunciation : Haft
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. h?ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. Heave, or have. Cf. Heft.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Haft
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913