haft

haft is a   Noun

Definition:

[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. This brandish`dagger I`ll bury to the haft in her fair breast. Dryden.

[2] A dwelling. [Scot.] Jamieson.

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