The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Keckle \Kec"kle\, v. i. & n. See Keck, v. i. & n. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Keckle \Kec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Keckling.] (Naut.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice. --Totten. [1913 Webster]