Heck.
A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s.
Meaning & usage
A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s.
A surname, possibly from German.
Where this word comes from
English, Dutch and south German surname, all from words meaning "hedge," "enclosure," "fence," from *haggju. Compare Van Heck, Hatch.
A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district, with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.
A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY0980).
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