"wecht" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wechts [plural], wehit [alternative], weight [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wecht (plural wechts)
  1. (Scotland) A form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents. Tags: Scotland Derived forms: wechtful
    Sense id: en-wecht-en-noun-KRWeH5R- Categories (other): Scottish English

Verb

Forms: wechts [present, singular, third-person], wechting [participle, present], wechted [participle, past], wechted [past], wehit [alternative], weight [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} wecht (third-person singular simple present wechts, present participle wechting, simple past and past participle wechted)
  1. (Scotland) To winnow grain using such a device. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-wecht-en-verb-lrUZW5Pl Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68

Inflected forms

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