noun Download 🔗Share A comb used to separate flax fibers. Examples : "The farmer carefully pulled the flax stalks through the hatchel, separating the long, useful fibers from the woody waste. " agriculture utensil machine material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb. Examples : "The farmer will hatchel the flax to prepare the fibers for spinning into linen thread. " agriculture process industry machine material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading