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hafting

hafting is the present participle and gerund 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.

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Questions about hafting

What is hafting the present participle and gerund of?
Hafting is the present participle and gerund of haft.

Words near hafting in the dictionary

  1. haftarot
  2. haftaroth
  3. hafted
  4. hafter
  5. hafters
  6. hafting
  7. haftorah
  8. haftorahs
  9. haftorot
  10. haftoroth
  11. hafts

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