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

There is also a push-pick, an implement with a straight helve and a pointed shovel head 6 in. long and 3� in. wide.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

She disposed the ax to conceal it entirely beneath her long apron, her hand under the garment grasping the helve.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)