wecht

See also: Wecht

English

Alternative forms

• wehit, weight

Noun

wecht (plural wechts)

1. (Scotland) A form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents.

Derived terms

• wechtful

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.

References

• 1969 The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary (Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary).