haft

[ haft, hahft ]

noun

1. a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.

verb (used with object)

1. to furnish with a haft or handle; set in a haft.

haft

/ hɑːft /

noun

1. the handle of an axe, knife, etc

verb

1. tr to provide with a haft

Derived Forms

• ˈhafter, noun

Other Words From

• un·haft verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of haft¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hæft handle, literally, that which is taken, grasped; cognate with Latin captus, German Heft han-dle

Word History and Origins

Origin of haft¹

Old English hæft; related to Old Norse hapt, Old High German haft fetter, hefti handle

Example Sentences

Sam Haft and Andrew Underberg’s music and lyrics traffic in old-school want songs and uptempo dance numbers, like “A Happy Day in Hell,” the absurdly bloody but bright-eyed opening number that introduces Charlie and her fellow hellions.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside were hundreds of bits of animal bone—Davis doesn’t think they’re human, but beyond that, he can’t be sure—as well as 13 carefully worked stone projectile ends known as stemmed points, after the protruding stems used to haft them onto the tips of spears.

From Science Magazine

In 2017, The Post reported that the Haft mansion on Embassy Row, one of the two homes searched, was acquired by a company incorporated in Delaware in the mid-2000s and that it was connected through documents and interviews to Deripaska.

From Washington Post

Curtis is a producer on the Audible Original podcast "Letters from Camp," written by Boco Haft and now entering its third season.

From Salon

The letter detailed that Haft had "gotten into trouble and she had let everybody down and she was feeling terrible."

From Salon

Related Words

• knob
• shaft
• stem