hatchel

  

hatch·el

[hach-uhl] noun, verb, hatch·eled, hatch·el·ing or ( especially British ) hatch·elled, hatch·el·ling.
noun
1.
hackle1 ( def 5 ).
verb (used with object)
2.
hackle1 ( def 7 ).
Origin:
1275–1325; variant of earlier hetchel, Middle English hechel; perhaps influenced by hackle1

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hatchel (ˈhætʃəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb, —n , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled
heckle another word for heckle
 
[C13: hechele, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hāko hook, Middle Dutch hekelehackle]
 
'hatcheller
 
—n

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