Definition for HACK'LE

HACK'LE, v.t. [G. hecheln; D. hekelen. This is a dialectical variation of hatchel, hetchel.]

  1. To comb flax or hemp; to separate the coarse part of these substances from the fine, by drawing them through the teeth of a hatchel.
  2. To tear asunder. Burke.

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