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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Hilt \Hilt\, n. [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G.
      hilze, Icel. hjalt.]
      1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or
         the like.
         [1913 Webster]