01 n. The bolt or latch of a door.
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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.] Also: heck door
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4.
A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
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5.
An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.(Weaving)
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6.
A bend or winding of a stream.[Prov. Eng.]
Phrases & compounds
Half heck —
the lower half of a door.
Heck board —
the loose board at the bottom or back of a cart.
Heck box —
that which carries the heck in warping.