What does "haft" mean?

The handle of a tool or weapon.

What is a synonym for "haft"?

Common synonyms include: helve, grasp, grip, handle, hilt, hold.

//hæft// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The handle of a tool or weapon.
"See this brandiſh'd Dagger: / […] / I'll bury to the haft, in her fair breaſt, / This Inſtrument of my Revenge."
2
Alternative spelling of heft (“piece of pastureland which farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) have become accustomed to; flock or group of farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) which have become accustomed to a particular piece of pastureland”). Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative
3
the handle of a weapon or tool wordnet

Verb

1
To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon). transitive
"Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers."
2
Alternative spelling of heft (“(transitive) to accustom (a flock or group of farm animals, chiefly cattle or sheep) to a piece of pastureland; to establish or settle (someone) in an occupation or place of residence; to establish or plant (something) firmly in a place; (intransitive, reflexive) of a thing: to establish or settle itself in a place”) Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, ambitransitive
"[…] I hae heard him say, that the root of the matter was mair deeply hafted in that wild muirland parish than in the Canogate of Edinburgh."
3
To grip by the handle. transitive