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up to the hilt Definition


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hilt
noun
    1. The handle, especially of a sword, dagger, knife, etc.
      Thesaurus: grip, handle, haft, handgrip, heft, helve.
Idiom: up to the hilt
    Completely; thoroughly.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hilte.



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