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heaf

name · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

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Usage: Northern-England

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verb

Meaning 3

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

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Usage: Northern-England

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