heck,
n. [See
Hatch a half door.].
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The bolt or latch of a door. [1913 Webster]
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A rack for cattle to feed at. [1913 Webster]
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A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also
heck door.
Halliwell. [
1913 Webster]
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A latticework contrivance for catching fish. [1913 Webster]
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An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. [1913 Webster]
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A bend or winding of a stream. [1913 Webster]
Half heck, the lower half of a door. -- Heck board, the loose board at the bottom or back of a cart. -- Heck box or Heck frame, that which carries the heck in warping.