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eckle
English
Alternative forms
- eccle
Etymology 1
From a variation of ickle (“icicle”), from Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English ?icel (“ice, icicle”), from Proto-Germanic *jikilaz, *jekulaz (“piece of ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?eyH- (“icefloe, icicle”). More at ickle.
Noun
eckle (plural eckles)
- (dialectal) An icicle.
- (dialectal, usually in the plural) The crest of a cock.
- (dialectal) A woodpecker.
Etymology 2
Alteration of ettle.
Verb
eckle (third-person singular simple present eckles, present participle eckling, simple past and past participle eckled)
- (intransitive, Northern England) To aim; intend; design.
Anagrams
- Cleek, Eckel, cleek
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heckle
English
Etymology
Transferred usage of Middle English hekelen (“to comb flax or hemp with a heckle”), from hekele (“a comb for flax or hemp”), from Middle Dutch hekelen (“to prickle, irritate”), from Proto-Germanic *hakil?n?. Related to hackle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h?k?l/
- Rhymes: -?k?l
Verb
heckle (third-person singular simple present heckles, present participle heckling, simple past and past participle heckled)
- (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]
- (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger.
- Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
- (textiles) To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles
Synonyms
(prepare flax for spinning): hackle
Related terms
- heckler
- heckling
Translations
Noun
heckle (plural heckles)
- Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”)
- The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
- A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
Anagrams
- Heckel
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