haft
Collocations
4ADJ.
fair
VERB + HAFT
bone, bury, points
HAFT + NOUN
arrow, spears
PREP.
in, onto
Definitions
noun
The handle of a tool or weapon.
See this brandiſh'd Dagger: / […] / I'll bury to the haft, in her fair breaſt, / This Inſtrument of my Revenge.
verb
To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).
Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.
To grip by the handle.
noun
Alternative spelling of heft (“piece of pastureland which farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) have become accustomed to; flock or group of farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) which have become accustomed to a particular piece of pastu
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the handle of a weapon or tool
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4See this brandiſh'd Dagger: / […] / I'll bury to the haft, in her fair breaſt, / This Inſtrument of my Revenge.
WiktionaryInstead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.
Wiktionary[…] I hae heard him say, that the root of the matter was mair deeply hafted in that wild muirland parish than in the Canogate of Edinburgh.
WiktionaryThe haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
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