hatchel
noun 1verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
A comb used to separate flax fibers.
One end of the bundle being hatchelled, it is turned round, and the other is treated in the same way; and the process is repeated on finer hatchels.
verb
1
To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb.
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