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Hatchel

🔄 Synonyms of "Hatchel"

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Word	Definition
heckleverb	(transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
hacklenoun	(usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hatchel"

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Word	Definition
hacklenoun	(usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
hecklenoun	An rude interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance
flaxcombnoun	A hackle, a toothed instrument for cleaning the fibres of flax.
hecklingnoun	The act of one who heckles.
swinglenoun	(textiles) An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.
stricklenoun	A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
swingling townoun	(archaic) The coarse part of flax, separated from the finer part by swingling and hatchelling.
combnoun	A toothed implement:
spreadernoun	An object or person who spreads.
stricknoun	A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a strickle.
heddlenoun	A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.
swingelnoun	Alternative form of swingle. [(textiles) An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.]
pickverb	To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
heddle hooknoun	A hooked implement used to thread a strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.
gillnoun	(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
healdnoun	(weaving) Heddle.
simple	Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
brakenoun	A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
haspnoun	A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
tewtawnoun	(obsolete) A tool for beating flax.