| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Helve.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb helve.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (helve) | 1. To furnish with a helve, as an ax.[Websters]. 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: helving, helved, helves, helver, helvers, helvingly and helvedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HELVED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references) |
Specialty Definition: helve
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] helv. The handle of an ax or hatchet.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Literature | Helve To throw the helve after the hatchet. To be reckless, to throw away what remains because your losses have been so great. The allusion is to the fable of the wood-cutter who lost the head of his axe in a river and threw the handle in after it. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!: The eyelet in the rose pilleum of his glans welled a clear bead that silled under the corona, wound the veinclomb helve, and ran a snailtrack down the thrum and ridge of the underduct. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
