hatchel
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hatchel
- /ˈhæt͡ʃəl/
- [ˈhæt͡ʃəl] ~ [ˈhæt͡ʃl̩]
Rhymes with -ætʃəl
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From Middle English hechele, of West Germanic origin, related to the root of hook. Doublet of hackle and heckle.
noun hatchels · hetchel
- 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.
verb hatchels · hatcheling · hatchelling · hatcheled · hatchelled
- To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb.
Talk about this word "hatchel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hatchel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hatchel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hatchel "hatchel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hatchel.Cite this
@misc{hatchel_2026,
title = {hatchel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatchel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
