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