heckle

v 1: comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {hackle}, {hatchel}]

2: challenge aggressively [syn: {harass}]

deckle

/dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "{nibble}"; the original spelling

seems to have been "decle") Two {nickle}s; 10 {bit}s.

Reported among developers for {Mattel}'s {GI 1600} (the

{Intellivision} games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide

{RAM} but 10-bit wide {ROM}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-23)