hackle
1one 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.
a comb for dressing flax or hemp.
Angling. to equip with a hackle.
to comb, as flax or hemp.
Idioms about hackle
raise one's hackles, to arouse one's anger: Such officiousness always raises my hackles.
Origin of hackle
1Other words from hackle
- hackler, noun
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Origin of hackle
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British Dictionary definitions for hackle
/ (ˈhækəl) /
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
to comb (flax) using a hackle
Origin of hackle
1- See also hackles
Derived forms of hackle
- hackler, noun
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