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hilt

The correct spelling is hilt.

How to pronounce hilt

/hɪlt/
noun

IPA: /hɪlt/

Say it like: Hil-t

The correct spelling is hilt. The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
  2. 2.The base of the penis.

verb

  1. 1.To provide with a hilt.
  2. 2.To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).

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