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haft

Pronunciation: /hæft/

The English word “haft” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The handle of a tool or weapon.

verb

  1. To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).
  2. To grip by the handle.

Etymology

From Middle English haft, from Old English hæft, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją.

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