An instrument with sharp pins or teeth for combing out flax, hemp, etc. Cf. hackle, n.2 1a, heckle, n. 1a.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > heckling > implement for (13) hatchelc1300 An instrument with sharp pins or teeth for combing out flax, hemp, etc. Cf. hackle, n.2 1a, heckle, n. 1a. hecklea1425 A tool for splitting and combing out flax, hemp, etc.; = hackle, n.2 1a. hacklec1485 A tool for splitting and combing out flax, hemp, or (occasionally) other fibres, typically consisting of a board or bar set with sharp steel pins… hetch1598 = hatchel, n. flax-comb1611 an instrument for cleansing and straightening flax fibres, a flax-hackle. hack1658 A flax-comb. Cf. hackle, n.2 1. gill1819 A machine for splitting, straightening, and combing out wool and other natural textile fibres, containing comb-like bars set with sharp steel pins… flax-hackle1825 (see quot.). rougher1828 Textiles. A board studded with steel spikes or teeth for combing and straightening flax; = ruffer, n.2 Now rare. ruffer1853 A device for ‘ruffing’ flax, consisting of a board studded with spikes or teeth; = rougher, n.1 1b. Subcategories:— tooth of (3) |
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