'Hackle' definitions:
Definition of 'hackle'
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Definition of 'Hackle'
From: GCIDE
- Hackle \Hac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled (h[a^]k"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling (h[a^]k"kl[i^]ng).]
- 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces. [1913 Webster]
- The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hackle'
From: GCIDE
- hackle \hac"kle\ (h[a^]k"k'l), n. [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hackle'
From: GCIDE
- Hatchel \Hatch"el\ (-[e^]l; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h[aum]kla, and prob. to E. hook. See Hook, and cf. Hackle, Heckle.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hackle'
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