hefts
plural of heft
hefts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heft
Source: Wiktionary
Heft, n.
Definition: Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] Waller.
Heft, n. Etym: [From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.]
1. The act or effort of heaving [Obs.] He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. Shak.
2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.] A man of his age and heft. T. Hughes.
3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] J. Pickering.
Heft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted (Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.]
1. To heave up; to raise aloft. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser.
2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
