| 单词 | haft |
| 例句 | The hafts of the tools were stained black with the sweat of us all, our contributions, black and white alike. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The haft from which it had been snapped was beside it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In its other hand it held a broad-headed spear with a short broken haft. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It had six spokes, each thicker than a hammer’s haft, and its rim was a handspan across. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Thor reached down without glancing away, and his fingers closed around the haft of his hammer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Thor held the haft of his hammer with a hand that was covered with golden rings. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z One hit a doorpost in the hall, another stuck in the door’s thick timbering, still others rang on the stone wall, shivering hafts of ash. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a short haft, a heavy head, a nasty spike on top. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He planted his feet firmly apart, and laid his hand upon the haft of his axe. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘And a Dwarf is no horseman. It is orc-necks I would hew, not shave the scalps of Men,’ said Gimli, patting the haft of his axe. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nergal tightened both hands around the haft of his spear and roared as he thrust forward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z One hit the doorpost of the hall, another stuck in the door’s thick timbering, still others rang on the stone wall, shivering hafts of ash. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He plunged the haft of his hammer into the ground, gripped the metal head, kneeled down, and closed his eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And, of course, there is haft mewa, full of nuts and dried fruit for prosperity. For Afghans Abroad, Nowruz Is a Chance to Reflect 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z In the stone age, the material was extracted on a mass scale to haft arrowheads and other tools. Discarded Neolithic chewing gum helps recreate image of ancient Dane 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z In unearthed knife hafts shaped like seals, in villagers’ stories of cranes and walruses, the human and natural coalesce. Climate and crisis: what survives 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z The event will include a Persian tea ceremony, dance and musical performances and a haft sin display. Where to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year celebration 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Making sophisticated chemical compounds in order to haft your stone tools implies a capacity to think in abstract ways, a capacity to plan ahead, that's fundamentally similar to ours.” Neanderthal culture: Old masters 2013-05-15T17:20:46.470Z The large doors that opened upon the terrace were ajar; and Charles of Montsoreau, leaving his horse with the page, mounted the steps and knocked hard with the haft of his dagger. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z So strong, so determined was that blow, that the weapon entered to the very haft, and there remained, fixed between the corselet and the brassard, so that the boy could not withdraw it. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z Thrice did I strike the ground with the haft of my spear. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z It sank almost to the haft in the neck of one of the youngest dogs, and he dropped dead with scarcely a shudder. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z When they emerged, he plunged his knife up to the haft in the Swahili's throat; then flung his enemy from him. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The ruffian glared across at the girls, and struck the haft of his knife with violence on the board. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z And his bloodshot eyes--it was Tuez-les-Moines--questioned the doors, while his hand, trembling and shaking on the haft of his knife, bespoke his eagerness. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z One of his hands fell on the haft of a flogging-hammer that some one had left lying loose on the casemate there. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The flame leaping up shone on their dark, lean faces and gleaming eyes, or picked out here and there the haft of a knife or the butt of a pistol. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z At intervals in the repast, the waiting-girl would run into the parlor and beat the keys of the piano, until recalled by energetic pounding upon the table with the haft of a knife. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z She had it, she felt it, her fingers, even while she groaned in pain, stiffened about its haft. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z A plain haft and a plain blade cuts the steadiest. Andromache A Play in Three Acts 2012-02-19T03:00:15.203Z Till dawn the pale sweet mead they quaffed, The ocean chief unclosed his vest, His hand was on his dagger's haft, And daggers glared at every breast. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z What this sign was is utterly unknown: some say that when they met at table they used to turn the point of their knife to themselves, and the haft away from them. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The tang is variously formed, according to the method by which it is to be secured in the haft, and the various processes of tempering, wet grinding and polishing are pursued as described above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Tang, tang, n. a point, the tapering part of a knife or tool which goes into the haft. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Funnel-paint unobtrusively laid a wet prehensile toe upon the haft of the knife, but Austin, who was careful not to betray the fact, noticed it. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z After its owner had won renown with it, a skilful smith had taken it and had refinished it with a slight curve, putting on, also, a strong buck-horn haft. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The sexton, at his opening the door, espied the sacrilegious person; who, being searched, a bone was found about him, with which he said he would haft a knife. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The cutler of the 18th century was an artisan who forged and ground the blades and fitted them in the hafts ready for sale; to-day the division of labour is carried to an extreme degree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Gasp�r elected to finish the business with the knife, fixed bayonet-wise, but the horn haft slipped from the muzzle, and a moment later two simultaneous bullets had closed the affair. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In another moment Macallister contrived to get his boat hook into the slack of Austin's garments, and when two seamen seized the haft they hove him out, wrong side uppermost, and incoherent with wrath. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Frank dropped his scythe blade and leaned upon the haft. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z White knife hafts are sawed out of them for the cutlers.” The White Elephant of Rucheni 2011-11-22T18:45:02.247Z Each bucket has two iron hafts which project above the edge, and it has an iron semi-circular bale whose lower ends are fixed directly into the hafts, that the bucket may be handled more easily. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Dudgeon, duj′un, n. the haft of a dagger: a small dagger. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The triple spear-head had made a ghastly wound in his shoulder, for in his fall the haft had broken off short. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z There was a splash and then a curious shock which sent a thrill through him, and the haft jerked sharply in his hands. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Very slowly, very laboriously, he crawled backward until his foot did touch the wooden haft of the driving-pick. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Above this is the handle or haft, which draws open the round bellows and lets in the air, or compresses it and drives the air out. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Something grazed his arm, and the haft of the weapon quivered across his heart, its blade buried in the side of his charioteer. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Then, grasping the haft of the missile, he dexterously snapped it in two. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z It came down into the notch Harry had made, but it was the flat of it that struck, and, while the haft jarred his hands, the blade glanced and just missed his leg. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Turning suddenly, seizing the haft with one hand, and the unburied end of the pick with the other, Denis twisted it as a gimlet, and had it out at one wrench. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z When the operation of "drying" is completed, a workman draws out this bar with a crook which he inserts into the haft, as I will explain hereafter. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Let me but reach this haft, I shall get hold Of steel enough to fence me all about. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z Head to the bow and the haft to the cord— Arrow called "Judgment" and "Rod of His Might," Barbed with the vengeance and wrath of the Lord, Winged with the flame of an infinite Right! His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z There was an eight-foot haft on the hook he held, and he would have experienced no difficulty in reaching the launch had not 112 Bob interfered. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z His hands were raw and bleeding where the haft of his paddle had eaten into them. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Leland straightened himself a little, with a lean, brown hand clenched on the haft of the big axe. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z So, with a thrill of awe, little Dots’ hand is put tentatively forth, and the baby fingers play upon the cruel blades of the grisly weapons and pass wonderingly down their dark, spidery hafts. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z “We shall need a light,” he said, and split the haft of an assegai. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z He saw the great bared arms and the knotty hands grasping the hafts of their tools. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z It was a pretty knife: the haft, of inlaid steel, had these friendly words wrought on it, "Think of me." Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The pommel was of precious stones of many colors, every color having a different virtue, and the scales of the haft were of two ribs of different beasts. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z The man evidently struck him down, and from the appearance of the wound we gather that he struck him with the haft of the knife. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z Some of the assegais entered the little fort and were embedded in the earth, their hafts quivering; others glanced along the branches, and many stuck into the waggon. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Still without a word, while all looked on in breathless tension, he put blade and haft together. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z He shot, and his arrow cleft the haft, and the point entered the socket of the blade. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z "I will have no one in the carriage with my prisoner," said the messenger, striking the table gently with the haft of his knife. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z But the shelves were filled with daggers, their hafts studded with gems, and with pistols of many design. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z “There is not room for two,” said the chief, as with his toes he grasped the haft of an assegai and lifted it to his hand. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z "I went back," said Pound slowly, slipping his hand beneath his coat, and comfortably grasping the haft of his sheath-knife, "to report progress." At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Then the king took a knife and stuck it into an oak; he next drew his bow and planted an arrow in the haft of the knife. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Every volunteer carried his knife—some, dagger-shaped with ornamented hafts; while the greater number were long, keen blades, similar to those in use among butchers. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Imgani tossed the buck to one side and sat down, staring threateningly and laying the haft of his spears across his bare knee. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Before the fight Sirayo had taken the long throwing assegai from Inyami and snapped the haft across his knee within three feet of the blade. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The bearded ruffian shook his hand as though hit, and the haft of a knife slipped from it; the bullet had carried away the blade. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Every Amhára spear was dripping in blood to the haft. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z White chert, with haft for a handle, flaked and chipped, extremely rare form. American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 2011-02-23T03:00:33.300Z The chief, a portly man of no great courage, observed the spears, noting that the hafts were polished smooth by much handling. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z “To the good death!” cried the second Zulu, bounding forward at once, and hurling himself on Sirayo; he grasped the haft of the assegai that still protruded from the shield, and pushed fiercely at it. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The insertion of the haft or tang through the shell may be either central or excentric to the extent of about 1 in., for the better protection of the outside of the forearm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z He fingered the haft of a knife that lay near his hand. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Both the haft of the weapon and my fingers encircling it were red as rubies. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The industries include the making of parchment covers, of envelopes, of wooden hafts and handles for tools, &c., and tanneries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z A wooden dagger is a dagger of wood, Nor gold nor ivory haft can make it good ... Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z "Ah, I thought so," replied Radonic fiercely, clasping the haft of his knife. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The blade stuck fast, and it was only by letting go of the haft and taking a tremendous backward spring, that he saved himself from the paw that struck out at him almost automatically. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Without loss of time I drew my poniard and hammered with the haft upon the gate. Idonia: A Romance of Old London To try the depth of the water Germān dipped in the haft of his spear, which at once was consumed as with liquid fire. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race In the body of the other man he found a retaliatory knife, buried to the haft, and it took all his strength to withdraw it. Stranded in Arcady "And pray what are you doing here at this time of the night?" asked Vranic, his hand on the haft of his knife. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The girl hesitated, for the cacique, who had guessed something of the import of the white men’s conversation, was laying his hand on the haft of his knife. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The bark was next hammered p. 3all over with the haft of the knife, which was held by the blade. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History But he wist that he must free himself from that javelin, wherefore he catched the haft of the weapon and he broke it in twain. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions Rennie loosened the old fingers from the knife haft and made a swift examination. The Land of Strong Men Everyone looked significantly at his neighbor, some twisted their long moustaches, others instinctively lifted their hands to the hafts of their knives. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He compressed his lips, and moved his knife to see that the haft came rightly to his hand. The Firebrand Cutler’s cement, used for fixing knife-blades in their hafts, is made of equal parts of brick-dust and melted rosin, or of 4 parts of rosin with 1 each of beeswax and brick-dust. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" On the blade a steed was standing, On the side a foal was trotting, At the joint a wolf was howling, At the haft a bear was growling. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two But the old Indian's fingers were locked around the haft of the knife, and the haft stood out of Blake's breast. The Land of Strong Men He did not see it at first; for its haft was almost the same colour as the roots of the tree, and the point of the knife was sticking in the earth. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Hands gripped assegai hafts with fierce and bloodthirsty thrill, yet no weapon was to be used. Harley Greenoak's Charge His shield was thrust, forward, and his right hand gripped the haft of a broad-bladed stabbing spear. The Induna's Wife And now footsteps were heard approaching the scherm, together with the rattle of assegai hafts. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising The haft, expanding at the butt into a truncated knob, was of a curious dark wood, something like ebony, almost black, and highly polished. The King's Assegai A Matabili Story That hatchet—the head of iron, the haft of rhinoceros horn—is Sinikwe’s most treasured possession. Tales of South Africa He had caught the faintest possible suspicion of that unique sound—the quiver of assegai hafts. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising I heard the clash of shields, the shiver of assegai hafts, the flash and flame as of fire weapons. The Induna's Wife All at once the Zulu’s axe broke off short in the haft, and the ruffian slaver rushed at him with a victorious shout. Zero the Slaver A Romance of Equatorial Africa They could even hear the rattle of the assegai hafts as the savages climbed up the opposite bank, laughing like children as they shook the water drops from their sleek, well-greased skins. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War He fingered the haft of a broad-bladed knife in his belt. The Time Mirror It was the quivering rattle of assegai hafts. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising He saw the shadow of a spear and swerved, and caught the haft in his two hands. Black Amazon of Mars A sound of deep-toned voices and the rattle of assegai hafts caused both to turn. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley A sounding whack across the ear with the haft of an assegai choked the words in his throat. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War This was agreed to enthusiastically, and soon the singing grew louder and louder, and the whole body in their picturesque gear, came marching up, beating time upon their shields with sticks and assegai hafts. A Frontier Mystery A growl arose, and assegai hafts rattled ominously. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Otar's breath made a snakelike hissing between his toothless gums, and the hands of the Lord Ciaran tightened on the haft of the axe. Black Amazon of Mars Through the merest crack between their lids he looked forth, and behold, some one was bending over him, but not so much as to conceal the haft of a short, broad-bladed, stabbing assegai. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Like magic the crowd parts, there is a whizz of assegais in the air, and the poor beast crashes earthward, bristling with quivering assegai hafts, as a pin cushion with pins. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The Bushman’s arrow is about two feet long, the haft is made of reed, the end of the arrow is made either of hard wood or bone. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer Desperate with the knowledge that he must win quickly, if at all, he strained until the fingers of his left hand reached the haft of the breed's knife. The Whelps of the Wolf Watch the fingers of their right hands; when they open on the arrow's haft, jump quickly aside, keeping an arrow ready in your own bow. Warrior of the Dawn Even should I tell the monks I had found it, or bought it from sailors--they would not have left it with me, for strong heathen victory runes were engraved on the haft. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century With a respectful salute to the white man they filed off into the bush, and soon the faint rattle of assegai hafts and the deep bass hum of their voices faded into silence. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Fifty different kinds of meat were served at her dinner, but one at a time; her golden knives were set with diamonds in the hafts; gorgeously embroidered napkins were in abundance, etc. Oriental Women The scales of the haft were of the ribs of two beasts. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Sadu's sudden shift had torn the knife from Tharn's fingers before he could tug it free, leaving the blade sunk deep, haft still standing upright like a miniature cross. Warrior of the Dawn It had a five-foot handle of stout ash, worn smooth like an axe haft with handling. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Again the circle of firelight was alive with grim, threatening forms, swaying in measured time, to the unearthly chant, to the accompaniment of the shaking of fantastic adornments, to the quivering rattle of assegai hafts. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War “Are you bringing me your scythe to haft anew, master?” Devil Stories An Anthology The Cheyenne stabbed him many times, and many times Mahtotohpa clutched the knife blade again, before he could tear the haft from the Cheyenne's fingers. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women He laughed a little as his grip closed on the haft of his ax, and the cold star-glint seemed to shine back again from his eyes. Nuala O'Malley The fingers of his right hand gripped the haft of The Barbarian's knife. The Barbarians Again sounded the ominous rattle of assegai hafts. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War And though it dealt rather an obtuse blow, the temper was excellent, and the haft firmly set; and I went about with it, breaking into all manner of stones, with great perseverance and success. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Jimmy drew in with the haft of the boat-hook, until he could stretch down and seize upon the collar of the man's coat. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida It was an ax, some five feet from haft to helve; double-bladed, each blade eight inches long, curved back slightly, and two inches thick by twice as much wide. Nuala O'Malley Then—the red fight through, Bless the wrenched haft for me, Christ, King of Chivalry. Collected Poems Volume Two The dark, brawny arm of the sorceress was upraised, her muscular fingers gripped the assegai haft a few inches from the blade. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The sheaths, like the hafts of their krises, are of gold richly engraved. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Unkempt, sloe-eyed women hurled themselves, shrieking with fury, against the armored chests of the guards, who were hard pressed to beat them off with their spear hafts. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Sparks flew—the haft was bound with iron; Brian only saved himself from falling by a miracle. Nuala O'Malley Axes had been worn almost to the haft. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia In a map of the beginning of the nineteenth century there are comparatively few houses; these nestle in the shape of a spear-head and haft about the High Street. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London He drew aside his broidered vest, And there, like slumbering serpent's crest, The jeweled haft of poniard bright Glittered a moment on the sight. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems “The spear of the shining haft and the dark blue blade and the silver shield,” said the Fairy. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales The giant halted and dropped the ax-head, leaning on the haft of the weapon. Nuala O'Malley "Row, for your life's sake!" cried the man behind Sawkins, hitting him in the back with the haft of the oar. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main “The spear of the shining haft and the dark blue blade and the silver shield,” said the fairy. Irish Fairy Tales Among the listeners nobody moved, but there was a murmuring, and all eyes were fixed upon the speaker, who, either by design or accident, leaned upon the haft of a big ax. Thurston of Orchard Valley Then the haft of the knife grew slippery and tough skin and bone turned the wandering blade. Blake's Burden He tottered on his feet, and his right hand was pressed tight to his left shoulder, high up, where the broken haft of the paper knife showed between his red-stained fingers. Valley of Wild Horses Naxa had entered silently while they talked, and stood with his fingers touching the haft of this same ax. Deathworld "The Cracksman!" howled out Merode, twisting round in the darkness and reaching blindly for the haft of his dirk. Cleek, the Master Detective There it had been when the haft slipped from his hands, and there had it remained. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt A short carbine that lay by his side, together with the long knife, whose haft protruded above the top of his boots, did not in any way tame down the ferocious aspect of his face. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Then striking the haft of the hoe he had picked up against the tree-trunk to tighten the loosened head, he turned again to the approaching boat crew. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop So every weapon shaped to the injury of the ancient tree of Judaism will recoil ineffectual, unless her sons and adherents themselves furnish the haft. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Anthony kept his eyes riveted upon the powerful hands playing with the haft of the axe…. Anthony Lyveden In this piece of sculpture, the principal and most striking figure is a bear, with the blade of a knife buried in his breast, the haft being clutched by a human hand! Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Yoshitsune severed the haft of the grapnel with his sword and deliberately picked up the bow. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The knight upon this, still without a word, drives the haft of his spear into the ground, lays down his arms and sinks upon his knees in prayer before the Spear. The Wagnerian Romances He had apparently not yet found his spectacles, but he had in the meanwhile come upon his axe, and now stood very straight, with the long haft reaching to his waist. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The stone-tipped spear struck the giant's groin, but the haft broke and the head was barely buried in the flesh. B. C. 30,000 You may know by all this, that it is the coat-of-arms of the Baron Grodonoff, whose crest is a bear with a blade buried in its breast, and a human band clutching the haft. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Under that m’bina tree two soldiers, one with the haft of a blood-stained knife between his teeth, had mutilated horribly a living girl. The Pools of Silence This he carved with runes of truth to compacts, and held it as the "haft of the world." The Wagnerian Romances He laughed; but there was something in his black eyes that caused the Teuton’s fingers to close a trifle upon the haft of the axe. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Each of them had the hide lashing which bound the head to the haft cut through. B. C. 30,000 Lo, here is the knife that was struck in my side up to the haft.' The Book of Romance One man carried the hindquarters of a gnu, the other had a brace of birds dangling from the haft of his spear. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Now he had managed to work the haft clear of the leather and his left hand was closing on it. A Virginia Scout A brawny man twice whirled the hissing blade about his head, and as he swung forward with both hands on the haft with a dull crash the wedge of tempered steel clove the softer metal. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter As it struck, the haft flew from the spear and bounded down the slope. B. C. 30,000 Butter," I said, "placed upon the haft of the javelin, would make it slip, and put him off his shot. Happy Days Gloves adorned with copper tracings;120 Round his waist his belt was copper; In his belt his axe was copper; And the haft thereof was thumb-long, And the blade thereof was nail-long. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes And, sticking in the man's naked back, between the shoulder blades, was the haft of a heavy throwing-knife similar to that which had so narrowly missed his own head on board the Barang. Gold Out of Celebes The hammer he had been using was lying on his thigh, his hand clutched about its haft. The House with the Green Shutters He held the knife by the haft in the right hand, and the chip of wood in his left. The Keepers of the King's Peace The haft, therefore, was of no more use than an ordinary piece of stick—indeed, not so much, for just then it occurred to me that a piece of stick might serve my purpose better. The Boy Tar "Well, here I am at last," said Jack, as he took the axe, pulled it off its haft, and stuffed both head and haft into his wallet. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes “Not pull up stakes and go?” cried the American, bringing the haft of his knife down upon the rough table with a loud rap. The Peril Finders As the second mate grasped the haft of the steer-oar again another shot from the captain's boat fell some distance ahead. Tessa 1901 He went straight to the smithy and smoothed his pole and drove it into the haft of the spear-point. Viking Tales The encouragement which this idea gave me, once more roused my mind to new activity, and I set to thinking how I might make a new haft for the broken blade. The Boy Tar The hafts of 2 are laid outwards, that of the 3rd inwards, and the spoon handle by it. Early English Meals and Manners In front of her was a damsel bearing in baldric a great sword with haft of emerald and tassels of jewel-encrusted gold. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Harvey held his right hand, and Atkins, who knew that the end was near, had taken off his soddened cap, and bent his face low over the haft of the steer-oar. Tessa 1901 Then he stretched his left arm once or twice as if to make sure of it, licked the haft of the knife, and nodded at her. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy Could I only have got this out of the way, the haft would still have served for a handle. The Boy Tar His hand went to the haft of the blade at his side. Despoilers of the Golden Empire Broken Feather had seized the haft of his tomahawk, and was holding his bridle rein ready to make a desperate charge forward to a hand to hand encounter. Kiddie the Scout “Ah,” said the black, thumping down the haft of his spear upon the massive block where he had perched himself some two hundred feet above the plain. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites The long, clean blade entered just at the point of the brisket and, ranging upward, was buried to the haft as the knife was torn from his grasp. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest The new haft I had made in the following fashion:—Having procured a piece of wood from one of the thick boards, I first whittled it to the proper shape and size. The Boy Tar Several of the men unconsciously gripped the hafts of the long steel blades at their sides as he spoke the words, but their eyes never left the commanding figure on the hummock. Despoilers of the Golden Empire It was red, blade and haft, and so was the hand that clasped it. The Scalp Hunters “Yes,” cried the boy excitedly; and in his hurry he broke his thumb nail in drawing the tweezers out of the haft of the knife, for the instrument was a little rusted in. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites This expression was heightened by the gleaming blade of a long knife, whose haft was firmly grasped by the hand of the cibolero. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico I hammered upon it with the haft of my knife—still the same hollow sound! The Boy Tar His hand was tightly clutched about the haft of his knife, but it was so benumbed that he could not feel the weapon. Monte-Cristo's Daughter The handles of tomahawks, the hafts of knives, and the shining butts of pistols, peeped carelessly out from the dresses both of hunters and Indians. The Scalp Hunters I grasped the haft of my knife, and like a tiger stood cowering on the spring. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Frank saw he was not going to be able to escape the hug, and he placed the haft of the knife against his own breast, with the point directed toward the bear. Frank Merriwell's Bravery The idea of setting the blade in the haft again was out of the question. The Boy Tar Thereat arose great cries of rage, and angry looks flashed forth, and many a hand went to dagger haft. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls "The spear of the shining haft and the dark blue blade and the silver shield," said the fairy. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales From one sheath a haft of gold projected and from the other one of silver. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II With what fearful gloating did he contemplate the exact spot in the savage groin into which he would have plunged it until the haft should have disappeared! The Norsemen in the West The haft I held in my hand, but the blade still remained in the angle of the box, where it had broken off. The Boy Tar The hand caught the weapon by the haft, shook it and brandished it thrice, and then vanished with the sword under the waves. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Many years before, he had seen an ancient stone hatchet in a museum, the head of which was fastened to the haft by means of a powerful thong of untanned hide. Jarwin and Cuffy The Agharias pulled out the golden haft and found that they had chosen the goad. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II “Yes, father,” said the boy, dropping the head of his pick-axe on the ice, resting his hands on the haft, and looking up with a flushed countenance. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole It was neatly wound round the neck of the blade and haft; and having been firmly tied with strong twine, I found myself once more in possession of a knife. The Boy Tar “That is an ugly grip,” said Thorvold, making a fierce cut at the haft with his sword; but Kettle pulled the hook to him, and with it came the head, and that was Thorvold’s end. Erling the Bold Drawing his scalping-knife, he wrenched himself round, and twice buried the keen weapon to the haft in the bear’s side. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood The startled Indian instantly rose to his feet and placed his hand upon the haft of a large knife at his waist. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys He felt about till his hand came in contact with about two feet of the haft standing out of the thatch, and he began tugging at it to draw it forth. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Almost at the same instant a cold spray rushed out, sprinkling my hand upon the haft, and rushing far up my sleeve. The Boy Tar There was a bundle of hafts in a corner of the workshop. Erling the Bold Then he bent down again, and I saw him tear a glittering knife out of a brown hand, which with its arm rose above the bushes and was clinging still to the haft. Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah Weston fancied that this was probable, for the man was dexterous, and there was applause when he set the bright blade whirling, and passed the haft from hand to hand. The Gold Trail The dagger, as you see, is double-bladed; it has a haft of insulating material, and the blades have connected to them this insulated wire at the point where the blades and the handle unite. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure He gave likewise two large silver cups to the refectory, with silver feet richly gilt, according to Gunton, and four table knives with ivory hafts. A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents Here the man paused, and leaning on the haft of his battle-axe, awaited his coming up. Erling the Bold Mrs. Rider lay behind the door, a little smile on her face, the haft of a dagger standing out with hideous distinctness beneath her heart. The Daffodil Mystery A limb snapped claws only inches away from his leg as he pushed down on the haft with all his strength. Storm Over Warlock Of this wood are made pipes, and wind-instruments, and of its root, hafts for knives and other tools, &c. Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees These are the "haft sif�t," or seven attributes of God. The Faith of Islam Then, using the hafts of the oars as levers, we rolled the carcass on one side. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' In impotent fury he struck his dagger to the hilt in the soft turf at his side, and, still holding the haft, leaned forward and peered through the hedge. Orrain A Romance Then she opened a wooden casket, and drew forth a razor, whose haft was of ivory, and upon which were two rivets of gold. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 The army was the spearpoint of Prussia; the rest was merely the haft. Winning a Cause World War Stories "It is throwing the haft after the hatchet," hesitated Captain Arbuthnot, impressed against his will by the earnestness of the appeal. The Mayor of Troy I edged my chair nearer the door, but the potato-peeler, suddenly standing upright, caught the weapon by the haft as it circled and bent to lift a fresh potato. The Red Horizon And they both fell sideways, the madman's hand still clenching the haft of the poniard in his death-grip. Orrain A Romance Claude made sure that he was unobserved, and raising the knife to his lips, kissed the haft gently and reverently, thinking what she had suffered many a day while using it! The Long Night "Well, here I am at last," said Youngling, as he took the Axe, pulled it off its haft, and stuffed both head and haft into his wallet. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Two Moors he slew with the first two thrusts of his lance; the haft broke and he laid hold on his sword. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII In this way I traded a dozen times in one summer and came out with one blade, but a bright brass haft. Confessions of Boyhood Ross felt a little sick as he watched Ennar's hand go to the haft of the ax. The Time Traders The length of the haft might afford him a fighting chance if he could send the point home in some vulnerable spot. Star Hunter Both kneeled over the prone figure and Calumet pointed to the haft of a knife that was buried deep in the body near the heart. The Boss of the Lazy Y Then he fastened the knife by tucking the haft under the rope. The Two-Gun Man His third treasure that is of so great value is his iron gloves; these he cannot do without when he lays hold of the hammer’s haft. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda One hand was on her wrist; the gripping fingers of the other shut about the haft of the ancient obsidian knife. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure Then the creature pulled it free, snapped the haft in two. Star Hunter He salvaged the barbed head and broke it free of the shred of haft the snake-devil had left. Star Born He had fallen on the knife, which had penetrated to the haft, killing him instantly. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden He drew his own knife, and showed it pointing towards Conroy in a damp, swarthy hand, whose knuckles bulged above the haft. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories He slipped it into his belt and hid the haft with his coat. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure Rynch froze, then the haft of his spear slid into a new hand grip, the coils of his net spun out. Star Hunter And the snake-devil, with an incredible twist of its neck, caught the haft of the weapon between its teeth, crunching the iron-hard substance into powder. Star Born In one, which is also used for ordinary adze work, the haft is cut from a natural branch, with the angle of the head part set obliquely. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The cords used primarily in attaching the haft are, after loss of function, elaborately plaited and interwoven until they become an important feature and assume the character of decoration. A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252) The handle consists of two figures, a warrior and a female: it was probably the haft of a small knife or dagger, is made of brass, and considering its great antiquity, is in good preservation. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 577, July 7, 1827 A little later he flushed a four-footed creature from between two rocks and killed it with one blow from his spear haft. Star Hunter His calloused hands yet gripped the haft of an axe, just as he had died—fighting. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War In the other, which is also used for cutting timber, the haft is cut from a branch with the angle of the head part set at right angles, or nearly so. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea I touched the haft of the sword on the table. Romance Looking down, the hunter saw the haft of his Ghoorka knife. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa There was the strong-jaw's den back there, somewhere on the rise where he had left the snapped haft of the spear he had broken in his fall. Star Hunter I looked around fer it, and saw that it had fallen about three feet farther than I could stretch, and lay half buried in the snow, only the haft stickin' out. Bert Wilson in the Rockies The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe With the haft of his battle-axe De Lacy struck the outer gate a resounding blow; and getting no prompt response, followed it with a second that rang among the buildings and corridors within. Beatrix of Clare But the long hafts of the pikes made them most unwieldy, and in the few seconds that followed Jim stood cheek-by-jowl with death. In the Roaring Fifties As a matter of fact, Tollius has here hit the right nail on the head quite accidentally; for the holes are really there, of course, to receive the haft of the axe or hammer. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science When I felt the haft in my hand a little hope come back to me, an' I figgered there might be a chance t' cut myself loose. Bert Wilson in the Rockies She walked more quickly upon the smooth path, and her hands wrung each other, and once she felt the haft of that wicked Indian knife she ever wore. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster In this white gash the blade of his axe was driven solidly, and he rested his hands on the rigid haft while he stood drawing gulps of forest-scented air into his lungs. Burned Bridges Two incriminating articles only had been found: a sheath-knife with a carved haft, and a black soft felt hat. Jan A Dog and a Romance While he was thus occupied, Thames, prompted by an unaccountable feeling of curiosity, took up the penknife which the other had just used, and examined the haft. Jack Sheppard A Romance Nor could they see the cruel snarl of her lips as her fingers closed tightly about the haft of the huge butcher-knife, whose point was sharp and whose blade was keen. The Gun-Brand Or, she would have stolen in by night to where Atossa slept, and the wicked-looking Indian knife she wore, would have gone down, swift and sure, to the very haft, into the queen's heart. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster And his bloodshot eyes—it was Tuez-les-Moines—questioned the doors, while his hand, trembling and shaking on the haft of his knife, bespoke his eagerness. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France The moment Willis spoke—his low "My God!"—Jan fancied he had heard the old order to "Mush on!" and doubtless that another blow from the haft of Beeching's whip was due. Jan A Dog and a Romance "Your pardon, principessa—" began one black-avised bandit, dropping the haft of his knife and feeling for the gun at his back. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 It's so cold down here that if a guy wanted a hair cut all he'd haft to do would be to wet his hair, leave his hat off, and break off the icicles, More Anon. Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie "Hold your peace and listen to me," said Nehushta in a fierce, low voice, and her slender hand stole to the haft of the knife by her side. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster I beat its head in with the haft of the fork. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Both are cleverly put together with wood, bone, and thongs, so arranged that when necessary head and haft easily come apart. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador There could be absolutely no doubt as to its meaning,—the evident anger of the red, his attitude, his hand on the haft of his knife. The Silent Places In order to accustom the learner to sound H properly, let him pronounce certain words without and then with it: as aft, haft; ail, hail, etc. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader Atossa's white arm went suddenly out and laid hold of the haft, and the keen blue steel flashed out of its scabbard with a sheen like dark lightning on a summer's evening. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Too much blood in the business: after a while the haft of the King's axe got rotten with it, and at a certain last blow gave way and bent like a pulpy stock. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay A treacherous stab from behind, with a long knife, plunged to the haft in his back, completed the bloody work. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Taking up the knife George had handed him, Flett pointed to some initials scratched on the bone haft. Ranching for Sylvia So, as he had nothing but his knife, he placed his hand upon the haft, glaring defiantly at his enemies, while he continued walking slowly backward, and gradually edging toward the side of the grove. The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne Then the haft of the knife grew slippery, and tough skin and bone turned the wandering blade. The Intriguers "The cracksman!" howled out Merode, twisting round in the darkness and reaching blindly for the haft of his dirk. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Still clutching the poniard, her jeweled fingers worked convulsively around its haft, like those of one who fain would strike a death blow, yet whose hand was briefly held by consuming horror. With Links of Steel The haft of the well-known blade brought the light into his eyes again. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet The midmost man brandishes that lance so that its edge-studs hardly stay therein, and he strikes the haft thrice against his palm. The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes Parrying Tu-Kila-Kila's first desperate blow with the haft of his own hatchet, he leaped aside half a second to gain breath and strength. The Great Taboo And freedom is only good as a means; is no end in itself Nor, did man fight it out against his masters to the haft, not then, would he uncollar his neck from the yoke. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II There are many other Neolithic types, used with or without a haft, and only a small proportion were finished by grinding on sandstone. How to Observe in Archaeology This criss is a dagger, having a haft or handle of a kind of metal of fine lustre esteemed far beyond gold, and set with rubies. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Unless this come to the lance, it flames on its haft and will go through its bearer or the master of the palace wherein it is. The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes Our axe handles are stiff; a backwoodsman must have a flexible handle or haft. Rides on Railways The edge of the teeth and the glitter of the eyes stayed a moment, and her right hand also slid down to the axe haft. The Were-Wolf He wore at his side a sword or dagger, with a haft of gold, and a scabbard of carved wood. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The jewelled haft of a dagger was seen in his belt of crimson leather, and a long sword hung at his left side. The Thirsty Sword The shadow by the rock stood up, grasping his pole, thrust the point lightly into one of the tangled baulks, and pressed with his left hand against the haft. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower He was a powerful man, and the axe was imbedded to its haft. What Dreams May Come The pommel was of precious stones of many colours, every colour having a different virtue, and the scales of the haft were of two ribs of different beasts. The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights Through his big lenses the coroner gazed curiously at the bronze haft protruding from the dead man's chest. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Her right hand now grasped the haft of her dirk, her left hand was ready to fly at the man's bare throat. The Thirsty Sword All was crimson from haft to edge—red as blood. Red Axe So fierce was the fight they fought that their spears were shivered from socket to haft. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque That thrust like the haft of a spear into the heart of Fyfe's timberland. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest One of the blacks guarding him struck him across the mouth with the haft of his spear; but none there knew the significance of his cry. Son of Tarzan As he rested his hand on the dead earl's chest he touched the haft of the weapon that had worked this cruel deed. The Thirsty Sword At the next trial, so exactly had they been aimed that the point of the one hit upon the haft of the other and stripped the cork almost to the blade. Red Axe There are two materials also--a beautiful golden bronze, shining and gleaming in the sunlight, and a darker, ruddier metal, dull and heavy; and these darker spears have sockets for greatly thicker hafts. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque The horn haft of the knife was considerably digested. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Just above where the haft entered the head were scored a number of little nicks, each nick representing a man killed in battle with the weapon. Allan Quatermain There behind their wall They cowered, as goats to leeward of a hill Shrink from the wild cold rushing of the wind That bringeth snow and heavy sleet and haft. The Fall of Troy Jacques half rose from his chair, put his hand into his bosom, and I discovered the haft of a dagger. The Monk; a romance My husband says I'm allays like as if I was putting the haft for the handle—that's what he says—for he's very sharp, God help him. Silas Marner Bartle had become so excited and angry in the course of his invective that he had forgotten his supper, and only used the knife for the purpose of rapping the table with the haft. Adam Bede There is one that is nearer and nigher To the noblest of dames than her lover: With the haft of the helm is he smitten On the hat-block—and fairly amidships! The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald In the heat of the hearth-fire embers he heated the hideous Brand; Twisting her fingers open, he forced its haft in her hand. Ballads of a Cheechako Upon this haft stands the assassin's natal autograph, written in the blood of that helpless and unoffending old man who loved you and whom you all loved. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson Lake recoiled a step; his face blanched as white as the cloth; his left arm lifted, and his right hand grasping the haft of a table-knife. Wylder's Hand His big feet were wide apart; his arms spread, and from the middle of his chest protruded the haft of a knife. The Last Trail So they came capering, but there was blood in my eyes and my knee hurt me, so when one of them stuck his spear almost up to the haft in my side, I tossed him. The Trail Book His tomahawk, which hangs loosely exposed at his girdle, glitters like highly-polished silver; and the hand which ever and anon toys with the haft is long and bony. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 He laid hold of the haft of the weapon and with some difficulty withdrew it. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf There was the gleam of a devil in the man's eye, and in his right hand he clinched the haft of a huge knife. Five Thousand Dollars Reward Its blade was broad and shaped like a leaf; its haft was of wood; and its heel was shod with only the briefest length of iron. The Leopard Woman Steel struck steel: the blade broke short off at the haft. The Forest Lovers "Well, here I am at last," said Boots, as he took the axe, pulled it off its haft, and stuffed both head and haft into his wallet. East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon Concerning flint scraper, drill, spearhead, ax or bone or wooden haft, there was, his talk would indicate, practically nothing for the boy to learn. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Although they are shown knives with ivory hafts, combs, and toys of the same material, and are convinced that the ivory thus manufactured was originally part of a tooth, they are not satisfied. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa He gripped the haft of the heavy spear. The Leopard Woman He drew aside his broidered vest, And there, like slumbering serpent's crest, The jewelled haft of a poinard bright, Glittered a moment on the sight. The Canadian Elocutionist It has a haft or tubular shank an inch long. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow By some strange freak of forest fortune abetting might the man wandering of mind had driven his ax nearly to the haft into the skull of his huge assailant. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Pulling his great knife from its buckskin sheath he curled the fat little hand around its haft and led him to the white body. The Way of an Indian So I will be true to you as blade to haft, as our cutlers say, who are the best in the whole world. Quentin Durward Fastened to the haft of the dagger was a slip of paper, upon which were these words— "Remember Harkaway never forgets an injury." Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece Outwardly he was as unlike Margaret as the haft of a pike is unlike a lily, but I already saw her spirit in him. The Yeoman Adventurer As for him, give him a heavy spear, with the blade well set in thongs, or a heavy ax, with the head well clinched in the sinew-bound wooden haft. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man "Ha!" exclaimed the Tinker, rubbing his long chin with the haft of his knife. Peregrine's Progress His ax is getting snowed up now; he can see but a bit of the haft. Growth of the Soil It rides upon the monarch's pointed spear; The scales the point have turned, and broke the haft. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature Holman turned up the end of the haft, pointed to a delicate design of a centipede, and then looked down at the back of the savage upon the ground. The White Waterfall He was caught, and "a bone was found about him, which, he said, he would haft a knife with." The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 And I stood there in a great silence, and the Diskos in my hand ran blood to the haft. The Night Land He handed over a short ax, heavy-headed and small of haft. The Rangeland Avenger From point to haft the steel was as red as if it had been dipped in a pail of paint. The Heart of the Range He held the axe in his hand, gripped near the haft. Man Size Of the best pieces they make a mock ivory, which is used for hafts to knives, and various other things; the coarser pieces they burn and pound, and sell the ashes.' Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 And, swift and silent, I slid the cloak from about me, and took the haft of that wondrous Diskos into mine hand. The Night Land The ax was buried almost to the haft in the tough wood, and the steel was wrenching out with a squeak of the metal against the resisting wood. Bull Hunter He turned, with a freezing look of surprise, plucked at the haft, made one step calmly and tentatively toward the door, stumbled, and lay retching and coughing. Dragon's blood O most infallibly an axe, messire—a ponderous axe with haft the length of this my leg. Beltane the Smith My pistols hung idle, and the ropes drove the hafts into my flesh. Salute to Adventurers Her bairn," she said, "was her bairn, and she came to fetch her out of ill haft and waur guiding. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 She gave him, fitted to the grasp, an axe Of iron, ponderous, double-edged, with haft Of olive-wood inserted firm, and wrought With curious art. Mosaics of Grecian History Mrs. Pentry flew to the rescue and just as the savage lifted his arm to brain his foe, she drove her hunting knife to the haft into his spine. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" "Pertolepe's wolves!" he panted, "two of them have I—slain—within the last mile," and grinning, he patted the haft of his axe. Beltane the Smith For a moment his hand rested upon the haft of his knife; but only for a moment. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp The keen weapon whirled a few times in the air, and its point meeting the naked breast of the impetuous Sioux, the blade was buried to the buck-horn haft. The Prairie Time closed his fingers on his haft and took a stride to Rosalie. This Freedom The box fell to the ground with the packing it had contained, and then with an oath Vasilici drew himself to his full height, one hand upon the haft of his knife in a moment. Princess Maritza And so Sir Bedivere departed, and by the way he beheld that noble sword, where the pommel and the haft were all of precious stones. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 "And our knives may do some damage," added Billy, as his hand rested on the haft of his. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs In a flash Harry caught from the mailed glove the haft of the sword. The Perils of Pauline The golden haft, the jeweled fretwork and the broad blade were all covered with the life tide of the great man whom no one mourned in Delhi. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story "Bricks," said Masin, resting on the haft of the long hammer. The Heart of Rome I nowhere saw the handsome carved spoons, the hafts and knife-sheaths figured by the Congo Expedition. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 The horn haft is the same; the pointed gouge is the same; the blade shaped like the young moon is the same. She and Allan The dagger was of the finest Saracen steel work, the haft inlaid with gold. Masters of the Guild On state occasions he would tread on his master's heels, one hand on the haft of his kriss, keeping the common people at a distance by his truculent brooding glances. Lord Jim Before McClean had time to answer him, a spear haft rang on the great teak double door. Rung Ho! This is fastened to the line and inserted in the socket of the haft, and when it hits it holds to the death, though the animal may weigh three-quarters of a ton. Confessions of a Beachcomber He had also a short-handled scourge with a haft of walrus tooth, and the rope, cord, and lash of that scourge were made of delicate and delicately-twisted thread of copper. The Coming of Cuculain The haft was sunk deep; there was a little depression in the cloth; no blood showed; and the weapon looked as if it could not be pulled out. The Rainbow Trail On its blade and haft were huge coagulated spots of blood. The Dream Doctor Finally, he laid his hand flat on the altar; the executioner unbent his bow and the arrow drooped from the painted haft and dangled there, its hammered iron war-head glinting in the firelight. The Hidden Children The point is about 6 inches long, and on the barbless end is tightly wound successive layers of fibrous bark, until its size is adjusted to the socket in the haft. Confessions of a Beachcomber In one hand he bore a broken leash of red bronze, and in the other two hunting spears with blades of flashing findruiney and the hafts were long, slender, and shining. The Coming of Cuculain Then he was struck with what perhaps Joe meant him to see—the singular impression the haft gave of one sweeping, accurate, powerful stroke. The Rainbow Trail They are like hafts of knives, dimly transparent, having a seame on one side. The Natural History of Wiltshire Young Olafsson's fingers had closed upon the haft of his knife; he drew it with a fierce cry: "But I will make the rest of it a lie!" The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days He slipped the blade up his sleeve, retaining the haft of the knife in his hand. The Border Legion With one hand he was clenching the hair of a dead Mexican, while with the other he had driven his knife to the haft in the bosom of his foe. David Crockett His Life and Adventures One bent to pluck from the haft a long tuft of grass. Ulysses The auger went in up to the haft. Foul Play The dagger had gone deep between the ribs, and little but the haft could be seen. The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade Kells seized the haft of the knife still protruding from the giant's neck, and he pulled upon it with all his might. The Border Legion Getting angry, he drove the canoe down the lake with a curling wave at her bow, until the paddle snapped in a savage stroke and he flung the haft away. The Girl from Keller's Here, now, ma'am, just sticking, as it were here, between the blade and the haft, was the silver penny. The Parent's Assistant He thought, "I will not slay so fair a maiden," and he turned the spear, and hurled it wit the haft loud against her harness. The Fall of the Niebelungs Since the haft is square the implement may be instantly converted into either an “ax” with blade parallel to the handle or an “adz” with blade at right angle to the handle. The Bontoc Igorot A piece of skin is often placed between the metal and the lashings; this facilitates the removal of the blade, and enables the craftsman to alter the angle between the cutting edge and the haft. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo We gather all the precious relics up, The golden buttons chased with wondrous craft, The sculptured trinkets and the crystal cup, The sheathed, bronze sword, the knife with brazen haft. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 And Peisandros, under his shield, clutched his goodly axe of fine bronze, with long and polished haft of olive-wood, and the twain set upon each other. The Iliad "For tribute and sovereignty," growled that other, and he struck the haft of his spear violently on the ground. Irish Fairy Tales It is attached to the short, wooden handle by a square haft inserted into the handle. The Bontoc Igorot To my astonishment it sunk in right up to the haft. The Tale of Three Lions It passed over the head of Skallagrim, and sped like light across the wide hall, till it crashed through the panelling on the further side, and buried itself to the haft in the wall beyond. Eric Brighteyes I flaked a flint to a cutting edge, And shaped it with brutish craft; I broke a shank from the woodland dank, And fitted it, head to haft. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 Her sunny hair was wound into a severely simple coil, and also fastened with a larger poniard, from the haft and guard of which glistened diamonds of peculiar brilliancy. A Face Illumined They were a set of carving-tools, well made, and highly polished; and there was a scrap of paper with this distich: "We are Hillsborough made, Both haft and blade." Put Yourself in His Place With his lance’s haft the body he push’d, The head came toppling down: That the Giant was a warrior stark, Forsooth, I am forc’d to own. Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces And thus I saw again the silver haft of the dagger that was shaped like to a woman, saw this silver woman dance and leap, glittering, ere it grew terribly still. Black Bartlemy's Treasure When she broke a handle off her rolling pin, he put on another, and he fitted a haft to her favourite butcher-knife after every one else said it must be thrown away. One of Ours In his vest pocket was a long clasp-knife, very sharp; the haft was thin, and the scales shone as if there had been silver inside. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Only his hand went as if by accident to the haft of his dagger. The House of the Wolf; a romance He saw him as high as the red sash on his waist, with a gleam of a white-handled revolver and the wooden haft of a long knife protruding on his left side. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Seeing him thus so horribly dead, I went aside and fell to scrubbing my hatchet, blade and haft, with the cleanly sand. Black Bartlemy's Treasure There was a swelling cry of assent and a beating of hafts on shields. The Path of the King When supper was over, the old man gave a knock upon the table with the haft of his knife to bid them prepare for the dance. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English The end of the haft is gnawed, for when he was angry the Black One used to bite it. Finished He set the haft of his broad spear upon the rock and bent forward over the blade. Child of Storm "I will stick my knife to the haft in him," said Foster, in a low tone, which trembled with passion. Kenilworth I mind how I wrenched off one jewelled face with the haft of my dagger, and a thin trickle of bones fell inside.... The Path of the King It was in vain the elder lad writhed and twisted; he was strong enough to overbear Myles, but still was not able to clutch the haft of his knife. Men of Iron "It is the haft of the Black One's spear," he exclaimed, "which the bullet of Macumazahn has severed from the blade." Finished The Colt was thrust beneath his coat and secured by a narrow leather belt; the hunting-knife hung between his shoulder-blades, with the haft an inch below his coat collar. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million "Sworn friends, as the haft is to the knife," replied Michael Lambourne. Kenilworth Do you recall how his point stuck into you and how with his haft I beat you over the head? Tarzan the Untamed Smell of brine his nostrils filled with might: Nostrils quickened eyelids, eyelids hand: Hand for sword at right Groped, the great haft spanned. Poems — Volume 2 "New haft, new blade, like Jeannot's knife, and yet you think that he is still the same man," broke in Bixiou. The Firm of Nucingen His dark eyes glowed craftily, while his hand dropped, apparently in careless habit, to the haft of his tomahawk. The Spirit of the Border See, the haft is split because of the greatness of my stroke! Nada the Lily The man who seized her kept the lions from her with what appeared to be a stout spear, the haft of which he used to beat off the beasts. Tarzan the Untamed Thus the victory would have passed to the gods, but that Hother, though his line had already fallen back, darted up, hewed off the club at the haft, and made it useless. The Danish History, Books I-IX She did not heed him, so he flung himself upon his knees before her, and, seizing the haft of the broken spear, drive it deep into her and wrenched it round. Nada the Lily He fumbled and pulled at the haft of the knife, but could not loosen it. The Spirit of the Border The captain rushed at him, and Umslopogaas smote as he rushed, and the blade of the great spear that was lifted to pierce him fell to the ground hewn from its haft. Nada the Lily |
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