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Webster 1913 Edition

Keckle

Kec′kle

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Verb.
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Noun.
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Keck
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Verb.
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Kec′kle

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Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Keckled
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p. pr. & vb. n.
Keckling
.]
(Naut.)
To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.
Totten.

Webster 1828 Edition

Keckle

KECK'LE

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Verb.
T.
To wind old rope round a cable to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains round a cable to defend it from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.

Definition 2024

keckle

keckle

English

Verb

keckle ‎(third-person singular simple present keckles, present participle keckling, simple past and past participle keckled)

  1. (nautical) To wind rope or chains around (a cable etc.) to protect its surface from friction, abrasion, or ice.
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