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Meaning of heckle in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛk(ə)l/
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Verb
heckle
Etymology
Middle English (in heckle (sense 2 of the verb)): from heckle ‘flax comb’, a northern and eastern form of hackle. The sense ‘interrupt (a public speaker) with aggressive comments’ arose in the mid 17th century; for the development in sense, compare with tease
Definitions
1.
comb with a heckle
Examples
« heckle hemp or flax »
2.
challenge aggressively
Noun
heckle
Definitions
1.
a comb for separating flax fibers