Helm

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Helm - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

HELM, a termination, denotes defense; as in Sighelm, victorious defense. [See Helmet.]

HELM, n.

1. The instrument by which a ship is steered, consisting of a rudder, a tiller, and in large vessels, a wheel. [See Rudder.]

2. Station of government; the place of direction or management; as, to be at the helm in the administration.

HELM, v.t. To steer; to guide; to direct. [Little used.]

1. To cover with a helmet.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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