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Webster 1913 Edition

Helve

Helve

,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Helved
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Helving
.]
To furnish with a helve, as an ax.

Webster 1828 Edition

Helve

HELVE

,
Noun.
helv. The handle of an ax or hatchet.

HELVE

,
Verb.
T.
helv. To furnish with a helve, as an ax.

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