helve
11helve — Mawdesley Glossary a shaft or handle for a pick or sledgehammer …
12helve — helv n. handle (of an axe, hammer, etc.) v. attach a handle (to an axe, hammer, etc.) …
13helve — [hɛlv] noun the handle of a weapon or tool. Origin OE helfe, of Gmc origin; related to halter …
14helve — n. Handle (of an ax or a hatchet), haft, heft …
15helve — n. handle; hilt …
16helve — the handle of a spade. Derb …
17helve — n. the handle of a weapon or a tool. Etymology: OE helfe f. WG …
18helve hammer — noun : a power hammer consisting essentially of a heavy head at one end of a lever lifted by power and dropping by its own weight on work that rests on an anvil compare strap hammer, trip hammer …
19Frontal helve — Frontal Fron tal, n. [F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel, frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See {Front}.] 1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as: (a) An ornamental band for the hair. (b) (Mil.) The… …
20belly-helve — /bel ee helv /, n. Brit. Metalworking. a triphammer in which the cams act at a point along the helve, partway between the fulcrum and the head. [1880 85] * * * …