heaf

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noun

A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted; a heft.

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Meanings

heaf1

noun
  1. Northern EnglandA piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted; a heft.
verbheaf (third-person singular simple present heafs, present participle heafing, simple past and past participle heafed)

present singular third person heafs · participle present heafing · participle past heafed · past heafed

  1. Northern England(of farm animals, especially a flock of sheep) To become accustomed to and attached to an area of mountain pasture, seldom straying from it.

Heaf2

proper noun
Cite this entry
APA

heaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heaf

MLA

“heaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heaf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heaf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heaf.

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