"keckle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keckles [present, singular, third-person], keckling [participle, present], keckled [participle, past], keckled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} keckle (third-person singular simple present keckles, present participle keckling, simple past and past participle keckled)
  1. (nautical) To wind rope or chains around (a cable etc.) to protect its surface from friction, abrasion, or ice. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-keckle-en-verb-6z3RnMDW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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