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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1926
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BEHEFT, n. The stern of a ship; the buttocks. [bə′hɛft]Ags.9 1926:
Beheft, the after part of a ship or boat, aft. Often humorously applied to a certain part of the body.
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