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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SECK

Seck, a. Etym: [F. sec, properly, dry, L. siccua.]

 

Defn: Barren; unprofitable. See Rent seck, under Rent.

 

SECKEL

SECKEL Seck "el, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on a farm near Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Seckel

Seck el |ˈsekəl ˈsɛkəl | ▶noun a pear of a small sweet juicy brownish-red variety, grown chiefly in the US. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from the surname of an early grower.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Seckel

Seckel |ˈsɛk (ə )l | ▶noun a pear of a small sweet juicy brownish-red variety, grown chiefly in the US. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from the surname of an early grower.