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Rarehackle
The correct spelling is hackle.
How to pronounce hackle
noun
IPA: /ˈhækəl/
Say it like: Hak-le
The correct spelling is hackle. An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. For example: "When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled."
Usage Examples
“When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
- 2.(usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
- 3.A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
- 4.(usually now in the plural) By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
- 5.A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
verb
- 1.To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
- 2.To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
- 3.To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
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