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Definition of "haft" []

  • A handle or hilt, especially the handle of a tool or weapon. (noun)
  • To fit into or equip with a hilt or handle. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "haft" in a sentence
  • "The weapon is constructed of at least one ball which is attached to a haft by a metal chain."
  • "Tantlatch continued to drum on the spear-haft, and gave no sign that he had heard."
  • "I like rifles that r acurate right out of the box becals i dont haft to use that much ammo to make shure ther on target"