helve

Example Sentences

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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

Then, taking from the corner the axe helve, Shea passed outside the shack.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

Also subconsciously, he knew that he must hang on to his axe helve or Mrs. Crump would be much disappointed in him.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

The speaker recounted, with many added elaborations and details, the story of Thady Shea and his axe helve.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.