Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HECK
HECK, n. [See Hatch.]
- An engine or instrument for catching fish; as, a salmon heck. Chambers.
- A rack for holding fodder for cattle. [Local.] Ray.
- A bend in a stream. [G. ecke, a corner.]
- A hatch or latch of a door. [Local.] Grose.
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