unhefted
noun
1.
weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
2.
significance or importance.
3.
Archaic. the bulk or main part.
verb (used with object)
4.
to test the weight of by lifting and balancing: He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe.
5.
to heave; hoist.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to assess the weight of (something) by lifting |
| 2. | to lift |
| —n | |
| 3. | (US) weight |
| 4. | (US) the main part |
| [C19: probably from | |
| 'hefter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
heft
c.1445, "weight, heaviness," from heave on analogy of thieve/thief, weave/weft, etc.; also infl. by heft, obsolete pp. of heave. The verb meaning "to lift" is first recorded c.1661. Hefty is from 1867.
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