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Rarehilt
The correct spelling is hilt.
How to pronounce hilt
/hɪlt/
nounIPA: /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.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.The base of the penis.
verb
- 1.To provide with a hilt.
- 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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