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hafter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English hafter, equivalent to haft + -er.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A maker of handles for knives and other tools
    • I found it difficult to obtain a situation to my mind, so I engaged to work with a table-knife cutler, to learn the art and mystery of his trade as a hafter. 1850, Bernard Bird, The Perambulations of Barney the Irishman:

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hafter en · ADP · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of after.
    alt of after

hafter en · X · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal) Contraction of have to.
    alt of have to