heck
heck is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]
- 2.A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
- 3.A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
- 4.(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.
- 5.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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is a door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell called?
- What is a latticework contrivance for catching fish called?
- What is an apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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