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hechele (s.xiii1)
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hechele (s.xiii1)

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pl. hechilis  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  hatchel n.  / hackle n. 2  / heckle n.  MED:  hechel(e n.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

textilehackle, instrument for carding flax, a flax comb: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  mataxa: serence, hechele  TLL ii 98
( MS: s.xiv )  mateaxas: ceren[c]les, hechilis  TLL ii 60

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