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Fora vs Haft - What's the difference?

fora | haft |

As nouns the difference between fora and haft

is that fora is plural of lang=en while haft is the handle of a tool or weapon.

As a verb haft is

to fit a handle to a tool or weapon.

fora

English

Noun

(head)
  • Usage notes

    The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.Modern English Usage , 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).

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    haft

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The handle of a tool or weapon.
  • * Dryden
  • This brandish'd dagger / I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast.
    Synonyms
    * hilt (sword handle ) * stale, stail, stele, steal (axe handle )

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fit a handle to a tool or weapon.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * heft

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Northern English dialect) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.