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
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
(prepare flax for spinning): hackle
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.
• Heckel
Source: Wiktionary
Hec"kle, n. & v. t.
Definition: Same as Hackle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
