hell; -- a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase "What the heck".

a euphemism for `hell'; "Oh what the heck"

The bolt or latch of a door.

A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door.

A latticework contrivance for catching fish.

An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.

A rack for cattle to feed at.

Stern. The rear part of a ship opposite to the bow.

A bend or winding of a stream.