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helves

helves is the plural of helve.

Meaning of helve

Noun

helve (plural helves)

  1. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
    • It was the bad ax-helve someone had sold me— / “Made on machine,” he said, plowing the grain […]1917, Robert Frost, "The Ax-helve"
  2. A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

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Questions about helves

What is helves the plural of?
Helves is the plural of helve.

Words near helves in the dictionary

  1. helved
  2. helvellaceous
  3. helvellic
  4. helvellic acid
  5. Helvellyn
  6. helves
  7. helvetane
  8. helvetanes
  9. Helvetia
  10. Helvetian
  11. Helvetians

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