heft

a man of his age and heft

A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft.

Put more baldly, the reason why Republicans and British Conservatives started giving each other copies of Atlas Shrugged in the 80s was that Rand seemed to grant intellectual heft to the prevailing ethos of the time.

He cracks his gorge, his sides, / With violent hefts.

The turkey's nest was islanded with a fragrant swath , the “heft” of the crop noted and rejoiced over.