01 v. i. & n. See Keck, v. i. & n.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Keckle
· Kec·kle
· IPA
02 v. t. 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…
imp. & p. p.
Keckled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Keckling
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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.(Naut.)