† meckn.

Forms: 1800s meck, 1800s mik.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mik.

Etymology: < Dutch mik mike n.² (1727 in this specific sense in C. G. Vordrager Groenlandtsche visschery ed. 2). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mek) /mɛk/.

Nautical. Obsolete.

A harpoon rest in a whaleboat.

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1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 233 A ‘mik’, or rest,..made of wood, for supporting the stock of the harpoon when ready for instant service.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Meck, a notched staff in a whale-boat on which the harpoon rests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	meck
释义	† meckn. Forms: 1800s meck, 1800s mik. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mik. Etymology: < Dutch mik mike n.² (1727 in this specific sense in C. G. Vordrager Groenlandtsche visschery ed. 2). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mek) /mɛk/. Nautical. Obsolete. A harpoon rest in a whaleboat. ΚΠ 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 233 A ‘mik’, or rest,..made of wood, for supporting the stock of the harpoon when ready for instant service. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Meck, a notched staff in a whale-boat on which the harpoon rests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1820
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