It was the bad ax-helve someone had sold me— / “Made on machine,” he said, plowing the grain […]
Source: wiktionary
Helve
//hɛlv//
Synonyms for "helve" (8 found)
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Translations
13 translations across 5 languages.
Azerbaijani
4 entries- dəstə noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- qulp noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- qəbzə noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- sap noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
Bulgarian
1 entries- дръжка noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
Finnish
4 entries- kahva noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- tukki noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- varsi noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- varttaa verb (to furnish with a helve)
Galician
2 entries- cabo noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
- moca noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Stäl noun (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Happily they were only sketchily armed, the group-leaders carried pistols and pick-helves.
Source: wiktionary
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