Helve
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɛlv/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Helve is a noun meaning The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
Meaning
The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
More Meanings
- A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
- (transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
Example Sentences
Happily they were only sketchily armed, the group-leaders carried pistols and pick-helves.
It was the bad ax-helve someone had sold me— / “Made on machine,” he said, plowing the grain […]
Word Forms
- helves
- helving
- helved
Synonyms for helve
Depending on context, synonyms include haft.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include haft, ax, axe, helm, hilt, axhandle.
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