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helve

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Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

helven. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.].
  •  The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.  [1913 Webster]
helvev. t. 
     To furnish with a helve, as an ax.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

helve, n. the handle of a weapon or a tool.

Etymology
OE helfe f. WG

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