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Hatchelling

Hatchel \Hatch"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hatcheled or Hatchelled (-[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hatcheling or Hatchelling.] [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. h["a]kla. See Hatchel, n.]

  1. 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.

  2. To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq.]

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hatchelling

vb. (present participle of hatchel English)

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hatchelling

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hatchel
  1. n. a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: heckle]

  2. v. comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: heckle, hackle]

  3. [also: hatchelling, hatchelled]