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hafted

hafted is the simple past and past participle of haft.

Meaning of haft

Verb

haft (third-person singular simple present hafts, present participle hafting, simple past and past participle hafted)

  1. (transitive) To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).
    • Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 218
  2. (transitive) To grip by the handle.

See all 3 meanings of haft

Adjective

hafted (not comparable)

  1. Having a haft or handle.
    • 10. Croyland. Quarterly, 1. Gules three Knives Argent, hafted Or. 2. Azure, three Whips string'd and knotted Or. 3. as the second, 4. as the first.1770, John Leland, Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebvs britannicis collectanea, page 264

Words formed from hafted

Questions about hafted

What does hafted mean?
Hafted means having a haft or handle.
What is hafted the simple past and past participle of?
Hafted is the simple past and past participle of haft.
What part of speech is hafted?
Hafted is an adjective.

Words near hafted in the dictionary

  1. haftarahs
  2. haftaras
  3. Haftaros
  4. haftarot
  5. haftaroth
  6. hafted
  7. hafter
  8. hafters
  9. hafting
  10. haftorah
  11. haftorahs

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