Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HECKLE, n.2 Also hekel, heg(g)el, (Jak.); heegel. “That part of a knife to which a handle is attached,” the tang (I.Sc. 1902 E.D.D.; Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1956, hegel, heegel).
[Cf. Faer. hekil, id. the lower end of the sharp edge of a knife, the metal connecting the blade of a scythe to the sned.]
