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häck

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See also: hack and Hack

Swedish

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en häck (etymology 1 sense 1)
en häck (etymology 1 sense 2)
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Hecke. Cognate of Danish hæk, Dutch haag, Icelandic hekk, Old English hecg (fence). Doublet of hage and hägg.

Noun

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häck c

  1. a hedge
    klippa häcken
    trim the hedge
  2. (sports) a hurdle, as used in the track and field discipline of hurdling
  3. (sports) hurdling
    Synonym: häcklöpning
    400 meter häck
    400 meters hurdles
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dutch hek (stern)

Noun

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häck c

  1. (nautical) upper part of transom
  2. (slang) bum, buttock
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Further reading

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  • häck”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
  • häck in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)