See Also: murram(dictionary)
heck(medicine)
heck(1)(dictionary)
heck(2)(dictionary)
heck(dictionary)
Heck's disease(medicine)
heck 1, interjection(dictionary)
heck 2, noun(dictionary)

heck(1) (iou) and murram (iou)


heck(1) (iou)



heck noun1. Chiefly Scot. & north. ME.
[Var. (from inflected forms) of HATCH noun1. Cf. HACK noun3.]
A grating or frame of parallel bars in a river used to obstruct the passage of fish or solid bodies without obstructing the flow of water. Also = HATCH noun1 3. ME.
A rack of parallel spars used to hold fodder. ME.
at heck and manger in comfortable circumstances, in plenty.
The lower half of a divided door; a half-door, a gate, a wicket; = HATCH noun1 1. LME.
b. A passage in a house; esp. one forming a screen or division. E19.
= HACK noun3 4. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
A movable board at the back of a cart. E19.
A piece in a spinning-wheel or warping-mill by which the yarn or thread is guided to the reels. E19.

murram (iou)



murram noun. E20.
[African name.]
A hard dry lateritic soil found in tropical Africa and used locally as road metal.