Sekirov Dictionary

hatchel

/ˈhæt͡ʃəl/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun1

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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

verb1

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

forms

hatcheled · hatchelled · hatcheling · hatchelling · hatchels

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