Haft (hȧft), n. [AS. hæft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. Heft.] 1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; — said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.
This brandish'd dagger
I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. Dryden.
2. A dwelling. Jamieson.