What is the difference between haft and hilt?
haft | hilt | Synonyms |
The handle of a tool or weapon.
* Dryden
(Northern English dialect) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
The base of the penis
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2
, he draws it again, and just wetting it with spittle, re-enters, and with ease sheath'd it now up to the hilt }}
Hilt is a synonym of haft.
Hilt is a holonym of haft.
As nouns the difference between haft and hilt
is that haft is the handle of a tool or weapon while hilt is the handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.As verbs the difference between haft and hilt
is that haft is to fit a handle to a tool or weapon while hilt is to provide with a hilt.haft
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- This brandish'd dagger / I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast.