helve : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: helve	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for helve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
helve n the handle of a weapon or tool Synonym(s): haft, helve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helve \Helve\, n. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.] 1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze. 2. (Iron Working) (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer. (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helve \Helve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Helving}.] To furnish with a helve, as an ax.