heck Meaning, Definition & Usage

Heck noun

Etymology

See Hatch a half door.

Definitions

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.