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What is the noun for hefting?

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heft
  1. (uncountable) Weight.
  2. Heaviness, the feel of weight.
  3. (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
  4. An animal that has become hefted thus.
  5. (West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
  6. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
  7. (US, dated, colloquial) The greater part or bulk of anything.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “Its ability to tow a 7000-pound boat is quite respectable considering the heft of the load.”
      “They then set about to consider where in the world to go where the dollar still had some heft.”
      “We suppose the plan of Mr. Benton is, to connect the Continental Railroad with the line of communication by the great lakes, thus throwing the heft of the Pacific trade across the continent into the port of New York.”
heft
  1. A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.
  2. A part of a serial publication.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Its ability to tow a 7000-pound boat is quite respectable considering the heft of the load.”
      “They then set about to consider where in the world to go where the dollar still had some heft.”
      “We suppose the plan of Mr. Benton is, to connect the Continental Railroad with the line of communication by the great lakes, thus throwing the heft of the Pacific trade across the continent into the port of New York.”
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