hatchel
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- hatcheller noun
Etymology
Origin of hatchel
1275–1325; variant of earlier hetchel, Middle English hechel; perhaps influenced by hackle 1
Example Sentences
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The corn is held in a convenient handful, like flax on a hatchel.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
That is to say, in Unter-Scheerau he changed his religion and his business and built himself a shop which was to buyers a mere hatchel and mouse-trap.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
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.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse
There is the ancient family chest, There the ancestral cards and hatchel; Dorothy, sighing, sinks down to rest, Forgetful of patches, sage, and satchel.
From The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation by Carman, Bliss
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