hacche
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hæċ, hæc, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju, variant of *haggju; see more at hegge. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhat͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhak(ə)/, /ˈhɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛk(ə)/
Noun
hacche (plural hacches)
- The bottom section of a Dutch door; a half door.
- The deck of a vessel or a piece of timber composing it.
- A rack, frame or structure for storing hay or cheese.
- (rare) A wooden rack placed over a river.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “hacche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 August 2018.
Etymology 2
Noun
hacche
- alternative form of hache (“sorrow”)
Etymology 3
Verb
hacche
- alternative form of hacchen