HILT

hilt

(noun) the handle of a sword or dagger

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Hilt (plural Hilts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hilt is the 10119th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3185 individuals. Hilt is most common among White (89.23%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -lith, Lith., lith, lith-

Etymology

Noun

hilt (plural hilts)

The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.

Synonym: haft

Meronyms: grip, guard, pommel

Holonym: sword

The base of the penis.

Verb

hilt (third-person singular simple present hilts, present participle hilting, simple past and past participle hilted)

(transitive) To provide with a hilt.

(transitive) To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).

Anagrams

• -lith, Lith., lith, lith-

Source: Wiktionary


Hilt, n. Etym: [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze, Icel. hjalt.]

1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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