hatchel

hatchel englannista suomeksi

1. häkilöidä

2. häkilä

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hatchel englanniksi

1. A comb used to separate flax fibers.

2. 1864, George Ripley and Charles Anderson Dana eds., ''The New American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge'' VII: “Edward–Fueros” (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 443 & 445 Broadway; London: 16 Little Britain), ‘Flax’, page 554

One end of the bundle being hatchelled, it is turned round, and the other is treated in the same way; and the process is repeated on finer hatchels.

3. To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb.