01 n. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
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The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
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The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.(Iron Working)
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Helve
· IPA /hɛlv/
02 v. t. To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
imp. & p. p.
Helved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Helving
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To furnish with a helve, as an ax.