hackle

Definition of Hackle in English :

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Noun

1. hackle

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

Verb

2. hackle, hatchel, heckle

comb with a heckle

Example Sentences:
'heckle hemp or flax'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hackle

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noun

1.

any of the long slender feathers on the necks of poultry and other birds

2. angling

a.

parts of an artificial fly made from hackle feathers, representing the legs and sometimes the wings of a real fly

b. short for hackle fly

3.

a feathered ornament worn in the headdress of some British regiments

4.

a steel flax comb

verb (transitive)

5.

to comb (flax) using a hackle

Hackle

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noun

1.

a comblike instrument for separating the fibers of flax, hemp, etc.

2.

a.

any of the long, slender feathers at the neck of a rooster, peacock, pigeon, etc.

b.

such feathers, collectively

3. Fishing

a.

a tuft of feathers from a rooster's neck, used in making artificial flies

b.

a fly made with a hackle

4. [pl.]

the hairs on a dog's neck and back that bristle, as when the dog is ready to fight

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhackled or ˈhackling

5.

to separate the fibers of (flax, hemp, etc.) with a hackle

6. Rare

to supply (a fishing fly) with a hackle

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhackled or ˈhackling

to cut roughly; hack; mangle

Hackle

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n.

1. Any of the long, slender, often glossy feathers on the neck of a bird, especially a male fowl.

2. hackles The erectile hairs along the back of the neck of an animal, especially of a dog.

3. A feather, usually from the neck of a chicken, used in trimming a fishing fly.

tr.v. hack·led, hack·ling, hack·les

To trim (an artificial fishing fly) with a hackle.

v. hack·led, hack·ling, hack·les

v.tr.

To chop roughly; mangle by hacking.

v.intr.

To hack.

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