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hatchel

[ hach-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, hatch·eled, hatch·el·ing or (especially British) hatch·elled, hatch·el·ling.

hatchel

/ ˈhætʃəl /

verb

  1. another word for heckle heckle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhatcheller, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchel1

1275–1325; variant of earlier hetchel, Middle English hechel; perhaps influenced by hackle 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchel1

C13: hechele, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hāko hook, Middle Dutch hekele hackle
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Example Sentences

This imperfect character was reared in the states of the Church and born on the borders of Lower Italy; and after his baptism and majority bought himself hatchels and mouse-traps.

The corn is held in a convenient handful, like flax on a hatchel.

Marriage ties fall into ashes like fire in hatcheled flax, morals are burned up, families torn to pieces, and society falls into revolt against law and religion.

The articles most in demand were axes, hoes, cotton cards, hatchels for cleaning flax, hemp and cotton, spinning wheels, knives, and ammunition, guns, and bar shears for plows.

Few have ever seen a woman hatchel flax or card tow, or heard the buzzing of the foot-wheel, or seen bunches of flaxen yarn hanging in the kitchen, or linen cloth whitening on the grass.

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