keblah

[Arab. kiblah =anything opposite the south, from kabala =to lie opposite.] The point toward which Mohammedans turn their faces in prayer, being the direction in which Mecca lies. *kěck, v . i . [Ger. köken =to vomit.] To retch, as if vomiting; to heave. "Patients must not keck at them at the first." - Bacon: Natural History . *kěck (1), s. [KECK, v.] A retching or heaving of the stomach. kěck (2), s. [KECKSY.] *kěck'-Ish, a. [Eng. keck; -ish .) Inclined or having a tendency to retch or vomit.