HECKLE
hatchel, heckle
(noun) a comb for separating flax fibers
heckle
(verb) challenge aggressively
heckle, hackle, hatchel
(verb) comb with a heckle; “heckle hemp or flax”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
heckle (third-person singular simple present heckles, present participle heckling, simple past and past participle heckled)
(transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]
(transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger.
(textiles) To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles
Synonyms
(prepare flax for spinning): hackle
Noun
heckle (plural heckles)
Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”)
The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
Anagrams
• Heckel
Source: Wiktionary
Hec"kle, n. & v. t.
Definition: Same as Hackle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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