Feedback
Hackle
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Noun
●
In Flax:
An
instrument
with
steel
pins
used to
comb
out
flax
or hemp.
●
One of the long,
narrow
feathers
on the
neck
of
birds
, most
noticeable
on the rooster.
●
In Fishing:
A
feather
used to make a
fishing
lure
or a
fishing
lure
incorporating
a
feather
.
●
In Hair:
By
extension
(because the
hackles
of a
rooster
are
lifted
when it is
angry
), the
hair
on the
nape of the neck
in
dogs
and other
animals
; also used
figuratively
for humans.
●
A type of
jagged
crack
extending
inwards from the
broken
surface
of a
fractured
material.
●
A
plate
with
rows
of
pointed
needles
used to
blend
or
straighten
hair.
●
A
feather
plume
on some soldier's
uniforms
, especially the
hat
or helmet.
●
Any
flimsy
substance
unspun
, such as
raw
silk.
Verb
●
In Flax:
To
dress
(flax or
hemp
) with a
hackle
; to
prepare
fibres
of
flax
or
hemp
for spinning.
●
In Flax:
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 into
pieces.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Heckle
Hatchel
Panache
Plume
Related
Bucktails
Treble Hook
Dry Fly
Rhymes
Backal
Tackle
Jackal
Cackle
Gackle
Hackle
Chackle
Shackle
Crackle
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better