HILT

Source: 566, 567

hilt. Hilt, n. a handle, a handle of a sword, the very top

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Hilt (?), n. [[AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze, Icel. hjalt.]] 1. 1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.