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
  • For public drops, X will select Rare handles that have a wider appeal, for which multiple users may apply.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The analysts concluded that McGovern—who continued to use his secretblackmars handle, Knife—was one of Kinahan’s primary conduits to the world.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With a good-looking frame and lower-body athleticism, Smith does an outstanding job keeping his feet beneath him to square up defenders, extend his arms and use his grip strength to control his man.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While these relatives possessed human-like hand proportions, their grip strength more likely resembled one of today’s great apes.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But the sound effects from the hilt and the light effects from the blade are truly impressive.
    Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Helve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helve. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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