A handle as of a dagger (Judg. 3:22).
·noun A <<Dwelling>>. II. Haft ·vt To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger. III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
the handle of a knife, &c. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
(See heft.) The handle of a knife or tool. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book