資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hatchel \Hatch"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatcheled} or
{Hatchelled}; 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.]
資料來源 : WordNet®
hatchelling
See {hatchel}
hatchel
n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: {heckle}]
v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hackle}]
[also: {hatchelling}, {hatchelled}]