Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hatchel \Hatch"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatcheled} or
   {Hatchelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatcheling} or {Hatchelling}.]
   [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan.
   hegle, Sw. h["a]kla. See {Hatchel}, n.]
   1. To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp,
      so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the
      fine, fibrous parts.

   2. To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq.]

Source : WordNet®

hatchelled
     See {hatchel}

hatchel
     n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: {heckle}]
     v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hackle}]
     [also: {hatchelling}, {hatchelled}]