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   Hatchel (-ĕl; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. häkla, and prob. to E. hook. See Hook, and cf. Hackle, Heckle.] An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle.
   
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   Heckle (?), n. & v. t. Same as Hackle.
   
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   Heckle, v. t.
   1. To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry.
   
   Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience and adroitness.  Mrs. Humphry Ward.
   
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   2. To shout questions or jibes at (a public speaker), so as to disconcert him or render his talk ineffective.
   
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