"haft" meaning in English

See haft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hæft/ [US], /hɑːft/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haft.wav [UK] Forms: haft [singular], hafts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A haft is the handle of a tool or weapon.
    Sense id: simple-haft-en-noun-tXB9Afam

Verb

IPA: /hæft/ [US], /hɑːft/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haft.wav [UK] Forms: haft [canonical], hafts [third-person, singular], hafted [past], hafted [past, participle], hafting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you haft a tool or weapon, you fit it with a handle.
    Sense id: simple-haft-en-verb-C7eDbiqY
  2. If you haft something, you grip it by the handle.
    Sense id: simple-haft-en-verb-7XDwwLKz
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