helve
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- helver noun
- unhelved adjective
Etymology
Origin of helve
before 900; Middle English; Old English h ( i ) elfe
Example Sentences
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Through centuries of trial & error many of man's simplest tools ?the ax helve, the plowshare, the ox yoke ?had achieved a utilitarian perfection of design.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Can a man not come back for an axe helve without finding his house a shambles?”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Thady Shea reëntered the store, in blissful ignorance that he was done for, and demanded his axe helve.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
Then, taking from the corner the axe helve, Shea passed outside the shack.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
Added to the joke was the story of Thady Shea and the axe helve, which travelled fast and far.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
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