helve
helve · helves
The handle or haft of a tool or weaponThe handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
/hɛlv/
Значение
значений: 2The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
the handle of a weapon or tool
A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Переводы
языков: 1Происхождение
From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. PFrom Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Probably cognate to English half, although Etymonline claims relation from halter and helm.
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Формы
мн. число: helvesСинонимы
синонимов: 1Близкие по смыслу
- the handle of a weapon or tool:haft