n. [ AS. hæft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. Heft. ]
This brandish'd dagger
I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft;
n. [ Cf. G. haften to cling or stick to, and E. haffle. ] A caviler; a wrangler. [ Obs. ] Baret. [ 1913 Webster ]