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Helve
Pronunciation : Helve
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]
Definition : 1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
2. (Iron Working) (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer. (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Helve
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
t. [imp. & p. p. Helved; p. pr. & vb. n. Helving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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