sub-hilt

noun

An additional section of guard located along the length of the grip of a sword's blade, rather than up the blade as with a fluke.

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Meanings

nounsub-hilt (plural sub-hilts)

plural sub-hilts

  1. An additional section of guard located along the length of the grip of a sword's blade, rather than up the blade as with a fluke.

Origin

From sub- + hilt.

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APA

sub-hilt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-hilt

MLA

“sub-hilt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-hilt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-hilt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-hilt.

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