- hatchel⇄hatchel, noun, verb, -eled,-elingor (especially British)-elled,-elling.
- hatchel⇄noun a comb used in cleaning flax or hemp.
- hatchel⇄noun hatcheler, (especially British) hatcheller.
- hatchel⇄v.t. 1. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.
2. (Figurative.) to annoy; torment. Also, hackle, heckle.