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hackle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hackle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
2 . 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.

Meaning of 'hackle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hackle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- comb with a heckle
Example in sentence:
  • heckle hemp or flax

Nearby Words:

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