haft UK /hɑːft/US /hæft/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers. — 2018 •To grip by the handle. noun1 •The handle of a tool or weapon.See this brandish'd Dagger: / […] / I'll bury to the haft, in her fair breast, / This Instrument of my Revenge. — 1679 formshafted · hafting · hafts