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Word: heft (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An animal that has become hefted thus.
  • A West of Ireland term for poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
  • heaviness, the feel of weight.
  • Northern England A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
  • uncountable Weight

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Verb:

  • obsolete past participle of to heave
  • Northern England The process by which a farm animal becomes accustomed to an area of mountain pasture.
  • transitive To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy
  • transitive To test the weight of something by lifting it.

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