Meaning
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English hakle (compare the compound meshakele), from Old English hæcla, hacele, from Proto-Germanic *hakulǭ, equivalent to hack + -le. Cognate with Dutch hekel, German Hechel.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: