Hatch

hach, n. A door with an opening over it; a weir for catching fish; a floodgate; a bed-frame; the frame of cro -bars laid over the opening in a ship's deck; cover of the opening in a deck or floor, or into a cellar; hatchway. — Hatch'-boat, n. A swift-sailing, yacht-like fishing boat, having a small sail at the stern and no bowsprit. — -way, n. An opening in a deck, floor, etc., covered by a hatch or trapdoor. Hatchel. Same as Hackle. Hatchet. See under Hatch, to cro with lines.