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The bolt or latch of a door.

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  1. n. The bolt or latch of a door.
  2. n. A rack for cattle to feed at.
  3. n. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door.
  4. n. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
  5. n. 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. n. A bend or winding of a stream.
  7. 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.
  8. An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, asthey are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
  9. n:100 n. The bolt or latch of a door. n. A rack for cattle to feed at. n. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. n. A latticework contrivance for catching fish. n. An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. n. A bend or winding of a stream.