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HECK
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Heck
A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Heck
A surname, possibly from German.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Heck
A civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England, with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.
A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY0980).
Anagrams
• chek
Etymology 1
Alteration of hell, possibly under influence of fuck.
Interjection
heck
(euphemistic) Hell.
Noun
heck (uncountable)
(euphemistic) Hell.
Synonyms
• See under hell.
Etymology 2
Noun
heck (plural hecks)
The bolt or latch of a door.
A rack for cattle to feed at.
A door, especially one partly of latticework.
A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
(weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
A bend or winding of a stream.
Anagrams
• chek
Source: Wiktionary
Heck, n. Etym: [See Hatch a half door.] [Written also hack.]
1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
5. (Weaving)
Definition: An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.] Half heck, the lower half of a door.
– Heck board, the loose board at the bottom or back of a cart.
– Heck box or frame, that which carries the heck in warping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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