The handle or grip of a tool such as an axe, knife, or hatchet.
From Old English 'hæft' meaning handle or hilt, related to Old Saxon 'haft' and Old Norse 'hepti', from Germanic roots meaning to grasp or hold.
The word 'haft' is ancient Germanic—it appears in Old English and Old Norse with virtually the same meaning, showing how tool-making vocabulary was shared across Germanic peoples.
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