Hec"kle (?), n. & v. t.
Same as Hackle.
© Webster 1913.
Hec"kle, v. t.
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.