hatchel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhætʃəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hach′əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hatch•el  (hach′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. 
  1. Textileshackle1 (def. 5).

v.t. 
  1. Textileshackle1 (def. 8).
  • 1275–1325; variant of earlier hetchel, Middle English hechel; perh. influenced by hackle1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hatchel / ˈhætʃəl/ ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( -els, -eling, -eled)
  1. another word for heckle2,
Etymology: 13th Century: hechele, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hāko hook, Middle Dutch hekele hackleˈhatcheller
'hatchel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hackle - heckle

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