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What is the difference between haft and hilt?

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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)
  • 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.
  • hilt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 }}

    Synonyms

    * haft

    Meronyms

    * grip * guard * pommel

    Holonyms

    * sword

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide with a hilt.
  • Anagrams

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