Heck \Heck\, n. [See Hatch a half door.]

[Written also hack.]

1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]

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2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]

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3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. [Prov. Eng.]

--Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish. [1913 Webster]

5. (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. [1913 Webster]

6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.]

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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. [1913 Webster]

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Heck \Heck\, n. hell; -- a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase "What the heck". [Colloq.]

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Heck \Heck\, n. [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) 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)