HECKS

Noun

hecks

plural of heck

Anagrams

• Sheck, cheks

Source: Wiktionary


HECK

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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