Definition of heckle Heckle
/hɛˈkʌl/ - [hekul] - heck•le
We found 9 definitions of heckle from 7 different sources.
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| heckle - challenge aggressively | ||
| disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process" | ||
| heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" | ||
| hackle, hatchel | ||
| comb smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- heckle (n. & v. t.)
Same as Hackle.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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heckle
To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to another person.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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heckle
hek′l, v.i. to comb: to put a parliamentary candidate, or the like, through a series of embarrassing questions.—n. the same as Hack′le, Hatch′el.—ns. Heck′le, the long shining feathers on a cock's neck, a feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments; Heck′ler, one who torments a candidate with catching questions
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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heckle
A machine for teazing flax. Also, a west-country name for the stickleback. -
heckle
Said to be from the Teutonic heckelen, to dress flax for rope-making. Also, an artificial fly for fishing.
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