Hatchel Definition

hăchəl
hatchel, hatchelled, hatchelling, hatchels
noun
Webster's New World
A comb for separating flax fibers.
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verb
To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel.
American Heritage
To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb.
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Other Word Forms of Hatchel

Noun

Singular:
hatchel
Plural:
hatchels

Origin of Hatchel

  • Middle English hechel possibly from Old English hecel Middle Dutch hekel heckle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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