hatchel
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/ˈhæt͡ʃəl/
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/ˈhæt͡ʃəl/ · [ˈhæt͡ʃəl] ~ [ˈhæt͡ʃl̩]
Definition of hatchel
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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.”
verb
- (transitive)To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb.
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Etymology
From Middle English hechele, of West Germanic origin, related to the root of hook. Compare hackle.
Words you can make from hatchel
88 playable · top: CHALEH (14 pts)
Best play chaleh 14 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
31 words- HATH 10 pts
- HETH 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- TACH 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
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26 words2-letter words
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