hatchel
[ hach-uhl ]
noun
verb (used with object),hatch·eled, hatch·el·ing or (especially British) hatch·elled, hatch·el·ling.
Origin of hatchel
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How to use hatchel in a sentence
His teeth are very industrious in their calling, and his chops like a Bridewell perpetually hatcheling.
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British Dictionary definitions for hatchel
hatchel
/ (ˈhætʃəl) /
verb, noun-els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
another word for heckle (def. 2), heckle (def. 3)
Origin of hatchel
1C13: hechele, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hāko hook, Middle Dutch hekele hackle
Derived forms of hatchel
- hatcheller, noun
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