What is the meaning of HACKLE. Phrases containing HACKLE
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Hackle is Dorset slang for work.
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imp. & p. p.
of Hackle
n.
Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
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.
n.
A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers.
n.
An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle.
v. t.
To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
n.
A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
n. & v. t.
Same as Hackle.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hackle
n.
An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
n.
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.
v. t.
To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
n.
Short for Palmer fly, an artificial fly made to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle.
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