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Definition of haft noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

haft

noun

/hɑːft/

/hæft/

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the handle of a knife or weapon
Word OriginOld English hæft, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch heft, hecht and German Heft, also to heave.

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