heck

POS

Interjection, Noun

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CIDE DICTIONARY

heck, n. [See Hatch a half door.].

The bolt or latch of a door. [1913 Webster]
A rack for cattle to feed at. [1913 Webster]
A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
A latticework contrivance for catching fish. [1913 Webster]
An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. [1913 Webster]
A bend or winding of a stream. [1913 Webster]

Half heck, the lower half of a door. -- Heck board, the loose board at the bottom or back of a cart. -- Heck box or Heck frame, that which carries the heck in warping.

heck, n.

hell; -- a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase “What the heck”. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

heck, int. colloq. a mild exclamation of surprise or dismay.

Etymology

alt. f. HELL

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