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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
heft .
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Examples
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Odin hefted the axe over his shoulder and smiled indulgently as the boar reached him.
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Without another word Mountain hefted himself into his own bed.
Salem Falls JODI PICOULT 2001
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It will presumably be finished in another two years, as only parts of the letters U and W remain to be done, and it will then consist of ten colossal volumes, some of which can be conveniently 'hefted' only by a fairly athletic student.
On Dictionaries 1969
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Dave gave a gasp of dismay as he "hefted" the rough implements.
Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island Gordon Stuart
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After looking over my kit carefully (even the dog was "hefted" on the chance he might have to ride at times), he decided the number of coolies necessary.
A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Elizabeth Kimball Kendall
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He was 'hefted' to it, as the farmers said of their stock.
Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease
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A quizzical smile crinkled the corners of his eyes as he "hefted" his burdens.
Where the Sun Swings North Barrett Willoughby
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It will presumably be finished in another two years, as only parts of the letters U and W remain to be done, and it will then consist of ten colossal volumes, some of which can be conveniently 'hefted' only by a fairly athletic student.
On Dictionaries 1924
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With swift precision he took from one of the home-carpentered shelves a compact emergency kit, 17 S 4230, "hefted" it, and adjusted it, knapsack fashion, to his back; then from a small cabinet drew a flask, which he disposed in his hip-pocket.
Success A Novel Samuel Hopkins Adams 1914
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Pete and "hefted" those remains with a critical finger and thumb.
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909
BrainyBabe commented on the word hefted
"Hefted" is the term for sheep or cattle that belong to a certain patch of land. 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.
Hefted animals are frequently more aware of what to do when a severe storm strikes. For instance, on a bad night they might not go out as far on the exposed hills.
From the 2001 foot and mouth epidemic, in The Guardian
December 25, 2008