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

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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

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Hec"kle, n. & v. t.

Definition: Same as Hackle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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