单词 | hackle |
释义 | hack·le 1 ![]() 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 Idiom: To trim (an artificial fishing fly) with a hackle. get (one's) hackles up To be extremely insulted or irritated. [Middle English hakell, cloak, skin, plumage, possibly from Old English hacele, cloak, mantle.] ![]() |
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