haft

Meaning

Noun

The handle of a tool or weapon.

Verb

1. To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).
2. To grip by the handle.

Verb

Alternative spelling of heft (“(transitive) to accustom (a flock or group of farm animals, chiefly cattle or sheep) to a piece of pastureland; to establish or settle (someone) in an occupation or place of residence; to establish or plant (something) firmly in a place; (intransitive, reflexive) of a thing: to establish or settle itself in a place”)

Synonyms

handle

hilt

grip

helve

heft

shaft

knob

gripe

handgrip

manubrium

lug

pommel

pull

pummel

quickset

shank

slip

stalk

stem

stock

hand lever

bail

having a handle

butt

clutch

cram

cutting

graft

handlebar

head

holder

keeper

petiole

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæft/

Etymology

From Middle English haft, from Old English hæft, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją.