hatchel
[
hach
-
uh
l]
/ˈhætʃ əl/
noun
1.
hackle
1
(def 5).
verb (used with object)
,
hatcheled,
hatcheling
or
(
especially British
)
hatchelled,
hatchelling.
2.
hackle
1
(def 7).
Origin
1275-1325;
variant of earlier
hetchel,
Middle English
hechel;
perhaps influenced by
hackle
1
British Dictionary definitions for
hatchel
hatchel
/
ˈhætʃəl
/
verb, noun
-els,
-elling,
-elled
(
US
)
-els,
-eling,
-eled
1.
another word for
heckle
(sense 2),
heckle
(sense 3)
Derived Forms
hatcheller,
noun
Word Origin
C13:
hechele,
of Germanic origin; related to Old High German
hāko
hook, Middle Dutch
hekele
hackle