Haft \Haft\ (h[.a]ft), n. [AS. h[ae]ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. Heft.]

1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt. [1913 Webster]

This brandish'd dagger I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A dwelling. [Scot.]

--Jamieson. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Haft \Haft\, v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

haft

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Haft \Haft\, n. [AS. h[ae]ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. Heave, or have. Cf. Heft.]

1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.

This brandish'dagger I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. --Dryden.

2. A dwelling. [Scot.]

--Jamieson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Haft \Haft\, v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)