hafting
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9.2
- noun
- Specialized
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- "The tip needs to be attached in a way that it will not fall off on impact, and the hafting must be done so that it does not restrict the penetrating ability of the projectile."
Examples
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The shaft also has to be strong enough to withstand the stress of throwing or thrusting, and have a weight that is proportionate to the combined weight of the tip and the hafting materials.
Blog text (28) -
Get the hafting too thick, and it hangs up, slows the dart.
Fiction book (1990) -
"The problem's the hafting."
Fiction book (1990) -
One Who Cries lifted the hafting of his new stone dart point to his teeth, finding the nub of sinew with his tongue.
Fiction book (1990) -
When hafting has become commonplace, it demonstrates a mechanism to pass this knowledge on to the subsequent generation—the ability to think and to communicate effectively.
Blog text (28) -
The ancient tools that are illustrated in the article do not show any side notching or other indications that they were hafted with minimal binding or adhesives, and the authors do not discuss the possible method of hafting that might have been used in the past.
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The archaeologist explained that hafting was crucial in developing early hunting tools.
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This workshop focuses on the hafting process for creating durable fishing spears.
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Get the hafting too thick, and it hangs up, slows the dart.
Synonyms
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6.0
Fastening something so it stays in one position
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hafting comes from the old word haft, which means 'handle'. So hafting is the act of putting or fixing a handle to a tool or weapon, and that is why archaeologists look for signs of hafting on ancient axes and spears.