Heft — Defs

01 n. Same as Haft, n.

02 n. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.

1.
The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.[Obs.]
“He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts.” — Shak.
2.
Weight; ponderousness.[Colloq.]
“A man of his age and heft.” — T. Hughes.
3.
The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled.[Colloq. U. S.]

03 n. A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.

pl. Hefte ((#))

1.
A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.
“The size of “hefts” will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks.” — The Nation.

04 v. t. To heave up; to raise aloft.

imp. & p. p. Hefted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting

1.
To heave up; to raise aloft.obs.
“Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft.” — Spenser.
2.
To prove or try the weight of by raising.[Colloq.]