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- noun Plural form of
hetchel .
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Examples
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"What in the world are wool-hetchels?" asked Mr. Welles as the grown-ups went along the hall towards the side-door.
The Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918
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Then came the hackling or hetcheling, and the fineness of the flax depended upon the number of hacklings, the fineness of the various hackles or hetchels or combs, and the dexterity of the operator.
Home Life in Colonial Days Alice Morse Earle 1881
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Another of the storerooms off the rotunda's second floor held five hetchels, about six cradles (including a deluxe for twins), and the desk of Noah Webster.
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Another of the storerooms off the rotunda's second floor held five hetchels, about six cradles (including a deluxe for twins), and the desk of Noah Webster.
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Run along, now, children, and don't fall on the attic stairs and hurt yourselves on the wool-hetchels. "
The Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918
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