1. The handle of a weapon or tool
   "He carefully carved a new haft for the axe";
   - helve

1. To provide with a handle or hilt
   "The blacksmith hafted the blade onto the sword"

Derived forms: hafted, hafts, hafting

Type of: grip, handgrip, handle, hold

Part of: awl, ax [US], axe, blade, brand, dagger, file, knife, reap hook, reaping hook, sickle, steel, sticker, sword

Encyclopedia: Haft, Robert