The difference between Haft and Hilt
When used as nouns, haft means the handle of a tool or weapon, whereas hilt means the handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
When used as verbs, haft means to fit a handle to (a tool or weapon), whereas hilt means to provide with a hilt.
check bellow for the other definitions of Haft and Hilt
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Haft as a noun:
The handle of a tool or weapon.
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Haft as a verb (transitive):
To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon).
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Haft as a noun (Northern English dialect):
A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
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Hilt as a noun:
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
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Hilt as a noun:
The base of the penis
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Hilt as a verb (transitive):
To provide with a hilt.
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Hilt as a verb (transitive):
To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).