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hatchel

noun
hatch·​el | \ ˈhachəl\
variants: or less commonly hetchel \ ˈhech-​ \
plural -s

Definition of hatchel

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: hackle entry 3 sense 1

hatchel

transitive verb
\ "\
hatcheled or hatchelled; hatcheled or hatchelled; hatcheling or hatchelling; hatchels

Definition of hatchel (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : hackle entry 4 sense 1
2 : heckle sense 2

History and Etymology for hatchel

Noun

hatchel alteration of hetchel, from Middle English hechele, hekele, hakell; akin to Middle Dutch hekele hackle, Middle High German hechel, hachel hackle, Old High German hāko hook

Transitive verb

alteration of earlier hetchel, from Middle English hechelen, from hechele, noun

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