The protrusion at the bottom he identified as the attachment point of a haft.
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She was biting down hard on her anger, as though it were a haft of iron between her teeth.
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Haft recommends bond ladders to generate a predictable rate of return.
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Haft Mewa is like a Fruit salad made from 7 different Dried fruits, served in their own syrup.
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It was made from one piece of metal, with a short engraved haft.
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The haft was 120 cm long and wrapped in ornamented birch-bark.
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The use of compound glues to haft stone spears into wood dates back to approximately 70,000 BC.
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The term was originally called haft-chin, to place seven.
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Haft ceded control in 1997, taking a $50 million settlement.
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The handle of a weapon or tool
The hilt (sometimes called the haft) of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard, grip and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel.
Hafting is a process by which an artifact, often bone, metal, or stone, is attached to a handle or strap. This makes the artifact more useful by allowing it to be fired (as in the case of an arrowhead), thrown (as a spear), or leveraged more effectively (as an axe or adze).
(hafted) attached with a binding to a shaft or handle (e.g. a "hafted knife").
(hafting) the method used to attach projectile points to their wooden shafts. Animal sinew was a common material
To attach a shaft or handle to a projectile or knife blade. To provide with a handle.
Area to each side of the beard, also called shoulder
Area of the fall extending from the heart out about 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches.
A handle for a cutting tool. To supply with a handle.