helve

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Through centuries of trial & error many of man's simplest tools ?the ax helve, the plowshare, the ox yoke ?had achieved a utilitarian perfection of design.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Can a man not come back for an axe helve without finding his house a shambles?”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

The ancient battleÐax had sometimes a double edge. µ The word is used adjectively or in combination; as, axhead or ax head; ax helve; ax handle; ax shaft; axÐshaped; axlike.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Thady Shea reëntered the store, in blissful ignorance that he was done for, and demanded his axe helve.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

Added to the joke was the story of Thady Shea and the axe helve, which travelled fast and far.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.