heft¹ /heft/

1. Heaving (obsolete)
2. Retching (Shakespeare)
3. Weight (US)
4. The greater part (archaic)

1. To lift
2. To feel or judge the weight of

hefˈtily adverb

hefˈtiness noun

heftˈy adjective

1. Rather heavy
2. Muscular
3. Sizeable
4. Vigorous
5. Violent
6. Abundant

Very

heft² and hefte (Spenser) obsolete forms of heaved (pat and pap of heave).

heft³ /heft/ (Scot)

1. To restrain
2. To retain (milk or urine)

heft⁴ /heft/

1. A number of sheets fastened together
2. An instalment of a serial publication

heft⁶ /heft/

To accustom sheep to graze in a specific unfenced area

An unfenced area of ground for grazing sheep

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