helve

as in handle
a part by which an implement is held the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve

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Noun
  • The bag can be carried by hand or worn on the shoulder or cross-body, thanks to the detachable handle and perforated cotton shoulder strap.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Wiping down the handle to your dishwasher is a simple task to do every day to sanitize the surface while cleaning the bottom tray can be done weekly or monthly whenever particles are visible.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The stretchy cuffs help lock in heat, while the palm side has grip-enhancing rubber details.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For years, 58-year-old Abel Linares watched his health slip away as kidney disease tightened its grip.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The apprentice dismantles the hilt almost by instinct and slips the crystal from within.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Helve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helve. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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