Found 2 items, similar to Heckle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: heckle
heckle
n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn:
hatchel]
heckle
v 1: comb with a heckle;
“heckle hemp or flax” [syn:
hackle,
hatchel]
2: challenge aggressively
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Heckle
Heckle
\Hec"kle\, n. & v. t.
Same as
Hackle.
[1913 Webster]
Heckle
\Hec"kle\, v. t.
1. To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity
or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry.
Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience
and adroitness. --Mrs. Humphry
Ward.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To shout questions or jibes at (a public speaker), so as
to disconcert him or render his talk ineffective.
[PJC]