heckle pinn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛkl pɪn/, U.S.

/ˈhɛk(ə)l ˌpɪn/

Forms: see heckle n. and pin n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heckle n., pin n.¹

Etymology: < heckle n. + pin n.¹ Compare earlier heckle tooth at heckle n. Compounds 1.

Any of the pins of a heckle (heckle n. 1). Cf. hackle pin n. at hackle n.² Compounds. Now historical.Recorded earliest in to go through the heckle pins at Phrases 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > heckling > implement for > tooth of

heckle pin1764

hackle tooth1821

hackle pin1854

1764 R. Mein Edinb. Paradise Regain'd 9 Their goods..must go through the heccle-pins of the inquisition kept at the ports of Edinburgh.

1812 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. 2nd Ser. 21 3 The points of the heckle pins pierce the fibres which are split by the continued motion of the heckle.

1869 Sci. Amer. 7 Aug. 83/1 The workman..grasping a handful of hemp in his hands, draws it through the heckle pins.

1902 Jrnl. Federation Insurance Inst. 75 Screwed to the outer sides of these [iron bars] are hard wood strips fitted with heckle pins.

1994 Archeologia Medievale 21 312 Scissors, a spindle whorl, a heckle pin and numerous nails.

2004 Fife Free Press (Nexis) 1 Apr. Some coins and products of local industries, including candles and heckle pins—the teeth from instruments for combing out flax.

Phrases

P1. †to come (or go) over (or through) the heckle pins: to be subjected to harsh treatment or rigorous examination. Sc. National Dict. (at Heckle) records this phrase as still in use in Angus in 1956. [Compare the Dutch and German phrases cited at heckle v.]

ΚΠ

1764 [see main sense].

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Heckle One who has undergone a strict examination, or been sharply handled in a course of probation, is said to have come o'er the heckle-pins.

1880 T. Orrock Fortha's Lyrics 109 Ye're gaun awa' tae serve the frem, a hard thing, I can tell, For I've come through the heckle-pins, an', lass, I know it well.

1920 A. Dodds Songs of Fields 5 And noo we're auld. O, Lord abune's, Gie us a while ta rest oor shins, For we're come thro' the hecklepins.

P2. colloquial. to be on heckle pins and variants: to be in a state of anxiety or agitation because of uncertainty about a future event; to be on tenterhooks.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > be anxious [verb (intransitive)] > be acutely anxious

to be on (the) tenter(s1633

to chafe, fret, fry, melt, stew, sweat in one's own grease1663

to be on (the) tenterhooks1748

to be on heckle pins1850

sweat1963

1850 J. Myles Chapters Life Dundee Factory Boy iv. 29 I know the effect it had on myself, and to use a common expression, it likewise kept my mother on ‘heckle pins’.

1872 C. Gibbon For King xix. 64/1 The poor lad was on heckle-pins.

1936 Scotsman 8 Sept. 7/1 Witness said that prior to the accident he knocked in a window, and was ‘on heckle-pins to get out’.

1950 People's Friend 29 July 625 She would be in a fever during the tenminute run into the city, sitting on hecklepins.

2004 D. Davidson Shadow of Sycamores xxvi. 328 Fay could see that her daughter was on heckle pins all the time she was there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heckle pin
释义	heckle pinn. Brit. /ˈhɛkl pɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɛk(ə)l ˌpɪn/ Forms: see heckle n. and pin n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heckle n., pin n.¹ Etymology: < heckle n. + pin n.¹ Compare earlier heckle tooth at heckle n. Compounds 1. Any of the pins of a heckle (heckle n. 1). Cf. hackle pin n. at hackle n.² Compounds. Now historical.Recorded earliest in to go through the heckle pins at Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > heckling > implement for > tooth of heckle pin1764 hackle tooth1821 hackle pin1854 1764 R. Mein Edinb. Paradise Regain'd 9 Their goods..must go through the heccle-pins of the inquisition kept at the ports of Edinburgh. 1812 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. 2nd Ser. 21 3 The points of the heckle pins pierce the fibres which are split by the continued motion of the heckle. 1869 Sci. Amer. 7 Aug. 83/1 The workman..grasping a handful of hemp in his hands, draws it through the heckle pins. 1902 Jrnl. Federation Insurance Inst. 75 Screwed to the outer sides of these [iron bars] are hard wood strips fitted with heckle pins. 1994 Archeologia Medievale 21 312 Scissors, a spindle whorl, a heckle pin and numerous nails. 2004 Fife Free Press (Nexis) 1 Apr. Some coins and products of local industries, including candles and heckle pins—the teeth from instruments for combing out flax. Phrases P1. †to come (or go) over (or through) the heckle pins: to be subjected to harsh treatment or rigorous examination. Sc. National Dict. (at Heckle) records this phrase as still in use in Angus in 1956. [Compare the Dutch and German phrases cited at heckle v.] ΚΠ 1764 [see main sense]. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Heckle One who has undergone a strict examination, or been sharply handled in a course of probation, is said to have come o'er the heckle-pins. 1880 T. Orrock Fortha's Lyrics 109 Ye're gaun awa' tae serve the frem, a hard thing, I can tell, For I've come through the heckle-pins, an', lass, I know it well. 1920 A. Dodds Songs of Fields 5 And noo we're auld. O, Lord abune's, Gie us a while ta rest oor shins, For we're come thro' the hecklepins. P2. colloquial. to be on heckle pins and variants: to be in a state of anxiety or agitation because of uncertainty about a future event; to be on tenterhooks. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > be anxious [verb (intransitive)] > be acutely anxious to be on (the) tenter(s1633 to chafe, fret, fry, melt, stew, sweat in one's own grease1663 to be on (the) tenterhooks1748 to be on heckle pins1850 sweat1963 1850 J. Myles Chapters Life Dundee Factory Boy iv. 29 I know the effect it had on myself, and to use a common expression, it likewise kept my mother on ‘heckle pins’. 1872 C. Gibbon For King xix. 64/1 The poor lad was on heckle-pins. 1936 Scotsman 8 Sept. 7/1 Witness said that prior to the accident he knocked in a window, and was ‘on heckle-pins to get out’. 1950 People's Friend 29 July 625 She would be in a fever during the tenminute run into the city, sitting on hecklepins. 2004 D. Davidson Shadow of Sycamores xxvi. 328 Fay could see that her daughter was on heckle pins all the time she was there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1764
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