Dictionary

hatchel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈhæt͡ʃəl] ~ [ˈhæt͡ʃl̩]
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhæt͡ʃəl/

Etymology

From Middle English hechele, of West Germanic origin, related to the root of hook. Doublet of hackle and heckle.

Meanings

1. A comb used to separate flax fibers.
   • One end of the bundle being hatchelled, it is turned round, and the other is treated in the same way; and the process is repeated on finer hatchels. 1864, George Ripley and Charles Anderson Dana [eds.], The New American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge VII: “Edward–Fueros” (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 443 & 445 Broadway; London: 16 Little Britain), ‘Flax’, page 554

Forms

hatchel en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈhæt͡ʃəl] ~ [ˈhæt͡ʃl̩]
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhæt͡ʃəl/

Etymology

From Middle English hechele, of West Germanic origin, related to the root of hook. Doublet of hackle and heckle.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb.

Forms

Deriveds

unhatcheled · unhatchelled · hatcheler