About The Word Hatchel
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Hatchel
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What's The Definition Of Hatchel?
[v] comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hatchel: hackle | heckle Related Terms | Find terms related to Hatchel: See Also | comb Hatchel In Webster's Dictionary \Hatch"el\ (?; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D.
hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h["a]kla, and prob. to E.
hook. See {Hook}, and cf. {Hackle}, {Heckle}.]
An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for
cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a
kind of large comb; -- called also {hackle} and {heckle}.
\Hatch"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatcheled} or {Hatchelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatcheling} or {Hatchelling}.] [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. h["a]kla. See {Hatchel}, n.] 1. To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts. 2. To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq.] |
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