3 entries under this word

Heft

Hēft, n.

noun

n. [Eng. heave. Cf. A-S. hefe, Icel. höfgi, weight.] 1. The act or effort of heaving or lifting; violent strain or exertion; effort. [Obs.] He cracks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. Shak.

Weight; ponderousness. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]
The greater part or bulk of any thing. [Col-log. U. S.] Pickering.

Hĕft, n.

noun

n. [See HAFT.] A handle; a haft. [Obs.] “Blade and heft.” Waller.

Hĕft, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HEFTED (HĒFT, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. HEFTING.] 1. To heave up; to lift. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spencer. 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]