Haft , v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a
dagger.
Haft (h&adot;ft), n. [AS. hæft; 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'd dagger
I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast.
Dryden.
2. A dwelling. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Hear it pronounced