hilt
(noun) the handle of a sword or dagger
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hilt (plural Hilts)
A surname.
• 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.
• -lith, Lith., lith, lith-
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.
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).
• -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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
