Definitions for hatchel
hatchel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hatchel, heckleverb

   a comb for separating flax fibers

2. heckle, hackle, hatchelverb

   comb with a heckle

   "heckle hemp or flax"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hatchelnoun

   A comb used to separate flax fibers.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hatchelnoun

   The instrument with which flax is beaten.

   Etymology: from the verb; hachel, German.

2. To HATCHELverb

   To beat flax so as to separate the fibrous from the brittle part.

   Etymology: hachelen, German.

   This asbestos seems different from that mentioned by Kircher in his description of China; which he says, put into water, moulders like clay, and is a fibrous small excrescence, like hairs growing upon the stones; and for the hatchelling, spinning, and weaving it, he refers to his mundus subterraneus. John Woodward, on Fossils.

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1. hatchel

   A hatchel, also known as a heckle, is a tool that was used historically in flax production. It is a type of comb with long, sharp teeth to straighten, clean, and separate the fibers in preparation for spinning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hatchelnoun

   an instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle

2. Hatchelnoun

   to draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts

3. Hatchelnoun

   to tease; to worry; to torment

4. Etymology: [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. hkla. See Hatchel, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hatchel

   hach′el, n. and v. Same as Hackle.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HATCHEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hatchel is ranked #43584 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hatchel surname appeared 495 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hatchel.
   
   87.6% or 434 total occurrences were White.
   5.4% or 27 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Comb

How to pronounce hatchel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hatchel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hatchel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hatchel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hatchel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hatchel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hatchel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchel
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hatchel
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html