Found 2 items, similar to heckle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: heckle heckle n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: hatchel] heckle v 1: comb with a heckle; “heckle hemp or flax” [syn: hackle, hatchel] 2: challenge aggressively
English → English (gcide) Definition: heckle Hatchel \Hatch"el\ (-[e^]l; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h["a]kla, and prob. to E. hook. See Hook, and cf. Hackle, Heckle.] An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle. [1913 Webster]