HELVE

haft, helve

(noun) the handle of a weapon or tool

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

helve (plural helves)

The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.

A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

Verb

helve (third-person singular simple present helves, present participle helving, simple past and past participle helved)

(transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

Source: Wiktionary

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Helve, n. Etym: [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]

1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.

2. (Iron Working) (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer. (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

Helve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helved; p. pr. & vb. n. Helving.]

Definition: To furnish with a helve, as an ax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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