02v. t.
To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction…
imp. & p. p.
Keckled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Keckling
1.
To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.(Naut.)