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Helve \Helve\, n. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf.
OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]
1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
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2. (Iron Working)
(a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a
forge hammer.
(b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the
helve between the fulcrum and the head.
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Helve \Helve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Helving}.]
To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
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