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Heft (?), n. Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] Waller.
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Heft, n. [From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.]
1. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. [Obs.]
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He craks his gorge, his sides,
With violent hefts. Shak.
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2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.]
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A man of his age and heft. T. Hughes.
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3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, “the heft of the crop was spoiled”. [Colloq. U. S.] J. Pickering.
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‖Heft (?), n.; G. pl. Hefte (#). [G.] A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.
The size of “hefts” will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks. The Nation.
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Heft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted (Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.]
1. To heave up; to raise aloft.
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Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser.
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2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]
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