Heckle

['hek(ə)l] or ['hɛkl]

Definition

(verb.) challenge aggressively.

(verb.) comb with a heckle; 'heckle hemp or flax'.

Checked by Aubrey--From WordNet

Definition

(n. & v. t.) Same as Hackle.

Typed by Gilda

Definition

v.i. to comb: to put a parliamentary candidate or the like through a series of embarrassing questions.—n. the same as Hack′le Hatch′el.—ns. Heck′le the long shining feathers on a cock's neck a feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments; Heck′ler one who torments a candidate with catching questions.

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