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Heck

Heck Meaning & Definition
Heck Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heck?

[n] a euphemism for `hell'; "Oh what the heck"

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Heck In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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