Word Meaning

helved definition and meaning

n. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
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.
v. t. To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
imp. & p. p. of Helve