hatch·el
(hăch′əl)n. A comb for separating flax fibers.
tr.v. hatch·eled,
hatch·el·ing,
hatch·els also
hatch·elled or
hatch·el·ling To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel.
[Middle English hechel, possibly from Old English *hecel; akin to Middle Dutch hekel; see heckle.]
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hatchel
(ˈhætʃəl) vbn,
-els,
-elling or -elled,
-els,
-eling or -eled [C13: hechele, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hāko hook, Middle Dutch hekele hackle]
ˈhatcheller n
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hatchel
Past participle: hatchelled
Gerund: hatchelling
| Present |
|---|
| I hatchel |
| you hatchel |
| he/she/it hatchels |
| we hatchel |
| you hatchel |
| they hatchel |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hatchelled |
| you hatchelled |
| he/she/it hatchelled |
| we hatchelled |
| you hatchelled |
| they hatchelled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hatchelling |
| you are hatchelling |
| he/she/it is hatchelling |
| we are hatchelling |
| you are hatchelling |
| they are hatchelling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hatchelled |
| you have hatchelled |
| he/she/it has hatchelled |
| we have hatchelled |
| you have hatchelled |
| they have hatchelled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hatchelling |
| you were hatchelling |
| he/she/it was hatchelling |
| we were hatchelling |
| you were hatchelling |
| they were hatchelling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hatchelled |
| you had hatchelled |
| he/she/it had hatchelled |
| we had hatchelled |
| you had hatchelled |
| they had hatchelled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hatchel |
| you will hatchel |
| he/she/it will hatchel |
| we will hatchel |
| you will hatchel |
| they will hatchel |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hatchelled |
| you will have hatchelled |
| he/she/it will have hatchelled |
| we will have hatchelled |
| you will have hatchelled |
| they will have hatchelled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hatchelling |
| you will be hatchelling |
| he/she/it will be hatchelling |
| we will be hatchelling |
| you will be hatchelling |
| they will be hatchelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hatchelling |
| you have been hatchelling |
| he/she/it has been hatchelling |
| we have been hatchelling |
| you have been hatchelling |
| they have been hatchelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hatchelling |
| you will have been hatchelling |
| he/she/it will have been hatchelling |
| we will have been hatchelling |
| you will have been hatchelling |
| they will have been hatchelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hatchelling |
| you had been hatchelling |
| he/she/it had been hatchelling |
| we had been hatchelling |
| you had been hatchelling |
| they had been hatchelling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would hatchel |
| you would hatchel |
| he/she/it would hatchel |
| we would hatchel |
| you would hatchel |
| they would hatchel |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hatchelled |
| you would have hatchelled |
| he/she/it would have hatchelled |
| we would have hatchelled |
| you would have hatchelled |
| they would have hatchelled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | hatchel - a comb for separating flax fiberscomb - any of several tools for straightening fibers |
| Verb | 1. | hatchel - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair" |
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