Definition of "heft"
- noun
Weight.
Heaviness, the feel of weight.
A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
An animal that has become hefted thus.
Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
- verb
To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
To test the weight of something by lifting it.
(of a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
Past participle of to heave.
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