helve

as in handle
a part by which an implement is held the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve

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Noun
  • Laure Betsch Title: Co-founder Company: Fairly Made Which other industry has the best handle on the supply chain?
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Executives also seem to have a handle on minimizing the earnings’ impact of tariffs.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The now ruling Cambodian People’s Party, in power for over four decades, has justified its grip on the country through the trauma of the genocide.
    Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Since 2021, he’s been the highest-scoring African player in Premier League history and his grip on that record keeps getting stronger.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lucas played the eager beaver to the hilt to dazzle Dr. Fox.
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Taken to its hilt, there was Bianca Censori’s jarring Grammys attire.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Helve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helve. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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