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Henning,In common English usage, an axe has a 'handle' rather than a 'shaft'. Regarding tools and weapons, 'shaft' tends to describe longer items - eg: the shaft of a spear.Technically, 'haft' can be used for the handle of an axe ... but it rarely is. More commonly, 'haft' will be applied to the handle of a knife. Today, 'haft' is much more likely to be used as a verb (perhaps because 'shafted' has taken on a colloquial meaning?).
Henning,
In common English usage, an axe has a 'handle' rather than a 'shaft'. Regarding tools and weapons, 'shaft' tends to describe longer items - eg: the shaft of a spear.
Technically, 'haft' can be used for the handle of an axe ... but it rarely is. More commonly, 'haft' will be applied to the handle of a knife. Today, 'haft' is much more likely to be used as a verb (perhaps because 'shafted' has taken on a colloquial meaning?).
