Definition of Helve. Meaning of Helve. Synonyms of Helve

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Definition of Helve

Helve
Helve Helve, n. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.] 1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze. 2. (Iron Working) (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer. (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Helve
Helve Helve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helved; p. pr. & vb. n. Helving.] To furnish with a helve, as an ax.

Meaning of Helve from wikipedia

- A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a m****ive powered hammer. Traditional uses of trip hammers include pounding, decorticating...
- Helve Särgava (née Helve Kuusik; born 6 July 1950) is an Estonian jurist, judge and politician. Helge Särgava was born in Põlva. She graduated from the...
- Helvic Dream (foaled 12 March 2017) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. He won two minor races as a two-year-old in 2019 and made steady progress in the...
- battle axes. A ****xe handle (sometimes called a "pickhandle" or "pick helve") is sometimes used on its own as a club for bludgeoning. In The Grapes...
- generally consists of an axe head with a handle, also called a haft or a helve. Before the modern axe, the stone-age hand axe without a handle was used...
- valise straps One entrenching tool with separate carriers for the head and helve The equipment could be configured in two different ways; for "Full Marching...
- Belly helve hammer, water-powered forging hammer...
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- been heat treated for hardness, and the handle (also known as a haft or helve) is typically made of wood or plastic. Ubiquitous in framing, the claw hammer...