hackle fly


nounAngling.
  1. an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.

Origin of hackle fly

1
First recorded in 1670–80

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British Dictionary definitions for hackle fly

hackle fly

noun
  1. angling an artificial fly in which the legs and wings are represented by hackle feathers

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