hafts

plural of haft
as in handles
a part by which an implement is held the blade of the adze is still good, but the haft is broken and will have to be replaced

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Noun
  • As the handles reach your chest, squeeze the muscles in the center of your back.
    Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Everything arrived stacked neatly on top of each other in an insulated bag with ice packs to keep things fresh, and the package came with handles for easy transport.
    Marisa Malanga, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard has offered us insight into event horizons, the boundaries beyond which nothing can escape the grips of black holes.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • For me, the purpose of art is to come to grips with the demons of the past, present, and future; to give form to chaos; to enable us to process fear; and to conceive of a different, more humane future.
    Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026
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“Hafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hafts. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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