What is the meaning of Helve?

  • (n.) The handle of an ax, hatchet or adze.
  • (v.t.) To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
  • (n.) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.
  • (n.) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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