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Definition of "helve" [helve]

  • A handle of a tool, such as an ax, chisel, or hammer. (noun)

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 "helve" in a sentence
  • "In the helve, which is pretty thick, is made a hole into which the stone is fixed."
  • "See that the handle or "helve" is perfectly straight and true in line with the head and the edge."
  • "His hands were playing with a pickaxe helve, as if he longed to have me under it."