The Collaborative International Dictionary
Keckled
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.
Wiktionary
keckled
vb. (en-past of: keckle)