[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

haft \haft\ h.aft, n. as. haeft; akin to d.  g. heft,
   icel. hepti, and to e. heave, or have. cf. heft.
   1. a handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into
      the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said
      chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.
      1913 webster

            this brandish'd dagger
            i'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. a dwelling. scot. --jamieson.
      1913 webster
see also:
heft 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

haft \haft\, v. t.
   to set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

haft
     n : the handle of a weapon or tool syn: helve
see also:
helve 

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

haft
   a handle as of a dagger judg. 3:22.
   

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