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helve

 (hĕlv)
n.
A handle of a tool, such as an axe, chisel, or hammer.

[Middle English, from Old English hielfe.]
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helve

(hɛlv)
n
(Tools) the handle of a hand tool such as an axe or pick
vb
(Tools) (tr) to fit a helve to (a tool)
[Old English hielfe; related to Old Saxon hèlvi, Old High German halb, Lithuanian kìlpa stirrup; see halter]
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helve

(hɛlv)

n., v. helved, helv•ing. n.
1. the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.
v.t.
2. to furnish with a helve.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English h(i)elfe, c. Old Saxon helfi, Old High German halp]
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helve


Past participle: helved
Gerund: helving

Imperative
helve
helve
Present
I helve
you helve
he/she/it helves
we helve
you helve
they helve
Preterite
I helved
you helved
he/she/it helved
we helved
you helved
they helved
Present Continuous
I am helving
you are helving
he/she/it is helving
we are helving
you are helving
they are helving
Present Perfect
I have helved
you have helved
he/she/it has helved
we have helved
you have helved
they have helved
Past Continuous
I was helving
you were helving
he/she/it was helving
we were helving
you were helving
they were helving
Past Perfect
I had helved
you had helved
he/she/it had helved
we had helved
you had helved
they had helved
Future
I will helve
you will helve
he/she/it will helve
we will helve
you will helve
they will helve
Future Perfect
I will have helved
you will have helved
he/she/it will have helved
we will have helved
you will have helved
they will have helved
Future Continuous
I will be helving
you will be helving
he/she/it will be helving
we will be helving
you will be helving
they will be helving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been helving
you have been helving
he/she/it has been helving
we have been helving
you have been helving
they have been helving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been helving
you will have been helving
he/she/it will have been helving
we will have been helving
you will have been helving
they will have been helving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been helving
you had been helving
he/she/it had been helving
we had been helving
you had been helving
they had been helving
Conditional
I would helve
you would helve
he/she/it would helve
we would helve
you would helve
they would helve
Past Conditional
I would have helved
you would have helved
he/she/it would have helved
we would have helved
you would have helved
they would have helved
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.helve - the handle of a weapon or toolhelve - the handle of a weapon or tool  
awl - a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
file - a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
reap hook, reaping hook, sickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
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“I’ve a notion,” said the wood-chopper, “ that there’s water in this lake to swim the biggest whale that ever was invented; and, as to the pines, I think I ought to know so’thing consarning them; I have chopped many a one that was sixty times the length of my helve, without counting the eye; and I believe, Benny, that if the old pine that stands in the hollow of the Vision Mountain just over the village—you may see the tree itself by looking up, for the moon is on its top yet—well, now I believe, if that same tree was planted out in the deepest part of the lake, there would be water enough for the biggest ship that ever was built to float over it, without touching its upper branches, I do.”
Out of curiosity, I lay down on the ice and looked through the hole, until I saw the axe a little on one side, standing on its head, with its helve erect and gently swaying to and fro with the pulse of the pond; and there it might have stood erect and swaying till in the course of time the handle rotted off, if I had not disturbed it.
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Helve (2015) argues that for young people, citizenship often refers to participation in community life, which may or may not be political.
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It has a line shaft that powers a Hawkeye helve hammer and a post drill.
Cosa bien distinta, sin embargo, es que las acciones de los poderes publicos partan de la premisa de que los jovenes se hacen ciudadanos casi exclusivamente a traves de la educacion y el trabajo, olvidando, por ejemplo, que lo laboral ha dejado de ser para muchos de ellos el pilar alrededor del cual se organiza el resto de facetas de sus vidas (Helve & Evans, 2013), que algunos otros alargan sus estudios como estrategia de acumulacion de capital cultural o que bastantes fracasan en la transicion escuela-trabajo.
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