Uk English Meaning of hackle

hackle

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Definitions and Meaning of hackle in English

Wordnet

hackle (n)

long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants

Wordnet

hackle (v)

comb with a heckle

Webster

hackle (n.)

A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.

Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.

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.

An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.

Webster

hackle (v. t.)

To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.

To tear asunder; to break in pieces.

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hackle

long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants, comb with a heckleA comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel., Any flimsy substance un

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hacking => hacking, hackery => hacking, hacker => Hacker, hackelia => Stickseed, hackee => hacker,