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Rarehackling
The correct spelling is hackling.
How to pronounce hackling
verb
Say it like: Hak-lin-g
The correct spelling is hackling. To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
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Definition
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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