heft
heft is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
- 4.To heave up; to raise aloft. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser.
- 5.To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is the act or effort of heaving [Obs.] He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. Shak called?
- What is weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.] A man of his age and heft. T. Hughes called?
- What is the greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] J. Pickering called?
- What is to heave up; to raise aloft. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser called?
- What is to prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.] called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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