hackle

[ hak-uhl ]

/ ˈhæk əl /

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noun

one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.

the neck plumage of a male bird, as the domestic rooster.

hackles,

the erectile hair on the back of an animal's neck: At the sound of footsteps, the dog raised her hackles.
anger, especially when aroused in a challenging or challenged manner: with one's hackles up.

Angling.

the legs of an artificial fly made with feathers from the neck or saddle of a rooster or other such bird.
hackle fly.

a comb for dressing flax or hemp.

verb (used with object), hack·led, hack·ling.

Angling. to equip with a hackle.

to comb, as flax or hemp.

Idioms for hackle

raise one's hackles, to arouse one's anger: Such officiousness always raises my hackles.

Also hatchel, heckle (for defs. 5, 7).

Origin of hackle

1400–50; late Middle English hakell;see heckle

OTHER WORDS FROM hackle

hackler, noun

Words nearby hackle

hack hammer, hack house, hackie, hacking, hacking jacket, hackle, hackleback, hackle fly, hackles, hackly, hackman

Definition for hackle (2 of 2)

hackle²

[ hak-uhl ]

/ ˈhæk əl /

verb (used with object), hack·led, hack·ling.

to cut roughly; hack; mangle.

Origin of hackle

1570–80; hack¹ + -le; cognate with Middle Dutch hakkelen

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Example sentences from the Web for hackle

That nasty little freckle-faced young 60 one from Dogtown will never get a foot of Hackle Islandyoull see!
The Campfire Girls on Station Island|Margaret Penrose
Be sure that the hackle is tied on edgewise with the shiny side to the front.
How to Tie Flies|E. C. Gregg
The body and hackle, when put on, should therefore appear as shown in Fig. 14.
Old Flies in New Dresses|Charles Edward Walker
The shells are shredded, the feathers are caked and bitten, the hackle is frazzled and frayed out.
The Tent Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine

Dey would den put de flax on a hackle, a board wid a lot of pegs in it.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for hackle

hackle

/ (ˈhækəl) /

noun

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

angling

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

a feathered ornament worn in the headdress of some British regiments

a steel flax comb

verb (tr)

to comb (flax) using a hackle

Derived forms of hackle

hackler, noun

Word Origin for hackle

C15: hakell, probably from Old English; variant of heckle; see hatchel

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单词	hackle
释义	hackle ¹ [ hak-uhl ] / ˈhæk əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hackle ON THESAURUS.COM noun one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers. the neck plumage of a male bird, as the domestic rooster. hackles, the erectile hair on the back of an animal's neck: At the sound of footsteps, the dog raised her hackles. anger, especially when aroused in a challenging or challenged manner: with one's hackles up. Angling. the legs of an artificial fly made with feathers from the neck or saddle of a rooster or other such bird. hackle fly. a comb for dressing flax or hemp. verb (used with object), hack·led, hack·ling. Angling. to equip with a hackle. to comb, as flax or hemp. Idioms for hackle raise one's hackles, to arouse one's anger: Such officiousness always raises my hackles. Also hatchel, heckle (for defs. 5, 7). Origin of hackle ¹ 1400–50; late Middle English hakell;see heckle OTHER WORDS FROM hackle hackler, noun Words nearby hackle hack hammer, hack house, hackie, hacking, hacking jacket, hackle, hackleback, hackle fly, hackles, hackly, hackman Definition for hackle (2 of 2) hackle² [ hak-uhl ] / ˈhæk əl / verb (used with object), hack·led, hack·ling. to cut roughly; hack; mangle. Origin of hackle ² 1570–80; hack¹ + -le; cognate with Middle Dutch hakkelen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hackle That nasty little freckle-faced young 60 one from Dogtown will never get a foot of Hackle Islandyoull see! The Campfire Girls on Station Island\|Margaret Penrose Be sure that the hackle is tied on edgewise with the shiny side to the front. How to Tie Flies\|E. C. Gregg The body and hackle, when put on, should therefore appear as shown in Fig. 14. Old Flies in New Dresses\|Charles Edward Walker The shells are shredded, the feathers are caked and bitten, the hackle is frazzled and frayed out. The Tent Dwellers\|Albert Bigelow Paine Dey would den put de flax on a hackle, a board wid a lot of pegs in it. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2\|Work Projects Administration British Dictionary definitions for hackle hackle / (ˈhækəl) / noun any of the long slender feathers on the necks of poultry and other birds angling parts of an artificial fly made from hackle feathers, representing the legs and sometimes the wings of a real fly short for hackle fly a feathered ornament worn in the headdress of some British regiments a steel flax comb verb (tr) to comb (flax) using a hackle See also hackles Derived forms of hackle hackler, noun Word Origin for hackle C15: hakell, probably from Old English; variant of heckle; see hatchel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hackle splinter, chop, nick, crack, hack, whack, cleave, cube, divide, mince, slash, bathe, scrub, clear up, soak, dredge, spruce up, mop, flush, pick up
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hackle

noun

verb (used with object), hack·led, hack·ling.

Idioms for hackle

Origin of hackle

OTHER WORDS FROM hackle

Words nearby hackle

Definition for hackle (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), hack·led, hack·ling.

Origin of hackle

Example sentences from the Web for hackle

British Dictionary definitions for hackle

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of hackle

Word Origin for hackle

Words related to hackle