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(), n.Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] Waller. Heft n.[From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.] 1. The act or effort of heaving violent strain or exertion. [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.] 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. スポンサード リンク
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