GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Hatchel , 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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3.       
   Heckle, v. t.
   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.
   
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   To shout questions or jibes at (a public speaker), so as to disconcert him or render his talk ineffective.
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