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Definition of hackle
hac´kle Pronunciation: hăk´k'ld | n. | 1. | A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. | | 2. | Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. | | 3. | One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, - often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used. | | 4. | An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers. | | v. t. | 1. | To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. | | 2. | To tear asunder; to break in pieces. |
Related Words
card, comb, covert, crest, curry, feather, feathers, hack, haggle, hatchel, heckle, mail, panache, pinion, plumage, plume, plumule, quill, rake, scapular, slash, speculum, topknot, tuft
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