(4) This man’s “private life” is subsidised to the hilt by the taxpayer, and that is what really sticks in the craw.
(3) Analyse what we do best and invest in our talents to the hilt.
(2) The magnificent bronze Beaune Dirk is a princely dagger, but could not have been intended for practical use: the blade was never sharpened, nor the end drilled to attach a wooden hilt.
(1) The claw of a hammer was placed beneath the hilt of the knife for additional leverage, and the weapon was thereupon successfully removed.
(n.) A handle especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.