Definitions
the handle of a sword or dagger
Word origin
From Middle English hilt, hilte, from Old English hilt, hilte, from Proto-Germanic *heltą, *heltǭ, *heltō, *hiltijō, (compare Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza, Old Saxon helta), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to strike, cut”) (see holt).
Used in a sentence
“he draws it again, and just wetting it with spittle, re-enters, and with ease sheath'd it now up to the hilt”
Fanny Hill“She jerked his hilt steadily as I rocked over the sensitive head of his cock. The more I worked him the more I felt my crotch dampen with lust.”
“Reconstructions of Type A and Type B swords weigh less than 500g, even when hilted.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sword handle”4 letters
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