heft

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) Weight.
  2. Noun.  heaviness, the feel of weight.
  3. Noun.  (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
  4. Noun.  An animal that has become hefted thus.
  5. Noun.  A West of Ireland term for poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To test the weight of something by lifting it.
  8. Verb.  (transitive, Northern England and Scotland) (context, of a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
  9. Verb.  (obsolete) past participle of to heave.

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