helve /hɛlv/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.It was the bad ax-helve someone had sold me— / “Made on machine,” he said, plowing the grain […] — 1917 •A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. verb1 •To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve. formshelved · helving · helves
