wecht

== English == === Alternative forms === wehit, weight === Noun === wecht (plural wechts) (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) (Scotland) To winnow grain using such a device. ==== References ==== 1969 The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary (Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary).