heftedadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛftᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛftəd/, Scottish English

/ˈhɛftᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English heft , haft v.³, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < heft, variant of haft v.³ + -ed suffix¹. Compare heft n.³

Agriculture (English regional, northern) and Scottish).

Of a flock of sheep, herd of cattle, etc.: possessing an instinct to remain on the same piece of unfenced land, as a result of having been bred there for many generations. Cf. haft v.³Used esp. of sheep on a hill farm.

ΚΠ

1858 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words Cumberland 51 Hefted [sheep], mountain sheep let along with a farm, and depastured on a particular part of the common called a heaf.

1958 Times 27 Jan. 2/1 These hefted or footed flocks, as they are known, have in many upland areas been passed from each occupier to his successor for several generations.

1971 Country Life 28 Oct. 1166/1 Anticipated difficulties from depriving the hefted sheep of their age-old hefts or heafs have not occurred.

2001 Guardian 15 Mar. ii. 18/5 A truly hefted flock or herd consists of sheep or cattle which have been bred for generations on the same piece of land, and they always instinctively return to this land.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hefted
释义	heftedadj. Brit. /ˈhɛftᵻd/, U.S. /ˈhɛftəd/, Scottish English /ˈhɛftᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English heft , haft v.³, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < heft, variant of haft v.³ + -ed suffix¹. Compare heft n.³ Agriculture (English regional, northern) and Scottish). Of a flock of sheep, herd of cattle, etc.: possessing an instinct to remain on the same piece of unfenced land, as a result of having been bred there for many generations. Cf. haft v.³Used esp. of sheep on a hill farm. ΚΠ 1858 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words Cumberland 51 Hefted [sheep], mountain sheep let along with a farm, and depastured on a particular part of the common called a heaf. 1958 Times 27 Jan. 2/1 These hefted or footed flocks, as they are known, have in many upland areas been passed from each occupier to his successor for several generations. 1971 Country Life 28 Oct. 1166/1 Anticipated difficulties from depriving the hefted sheep of their age-old hefts or heafs have not occurred. 2001 Guardian 15 Mar. ii. 18/5 A truly hefted flock or herd consists of sheep or cattle which have been bred for generations on the same piece of land, and they always instinctively return to this land. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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