HEFTS

Noun

hefts

plural of heft

Verb

hefts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heft

Source: Wiktionary


HEFT

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



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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