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heft (v.)
"to lift," 1660s, from
heft
(n.). Related:
Hefted
;
hefting
.
heft (n.)
mid-15c., "weight, heaviness, quality of weight," from
heave
on analogy of
thieve
/
theft
,
weave
/
weft
, etc.; also influenced by
heft
, obsolete past participle of
heave
.