Look up: hackle

1. hackle
   [n] - long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
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2. hackle
   the device used to clean bast fibers such as flax, hemp, etc. Iron teeth are set in a board so that the stock may be combed for line fibers and tow fibers. Category: Various industries and crafts • to comb, as flax or hemp. Also, hatchel, heckle. Category: Various industries and crafts
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3. Hackle
   Hac'kle (hăk'k'l) noun [ See Heckle , and confer Hatchel .] 1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. 2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. 3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers o...
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4. Hackle
   Hac'kle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hackled (-k'ld); present participle & verbal noun Hackling (-klĭng).] 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp...
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5. hackle
   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. ... 2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces. 'The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces.' (Burke) ... Origin: Hackled; Hackling. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. hackle
   noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
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7. Hackle
   • (n.) Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. • (v. t.) To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. • (n.) A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. • (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pie...
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8. hackle
   (from the article `industrial glass`) ...small mirror.) The edges of the mirror have a fine fibrous or misty texture, called the mist. Surrounding the mist are wider and deeper radial ...
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9. Hackle
   Hackle is Dorset slang for work.
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10. Hackle
    Hackle is Dorset slang for work.
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11. Hackle
    The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress. In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. The ...
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12. Hackle
    A hackle is a board set with sharp steel spikes for combing or pulling out hemp or flax to dispose the fibres in parallelism and to separate the long and the short threads.
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13. Hackle
    [wig making] A hackle is a metal plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair. This tool is used as a preliminary step in the process of custom wig making. It is typically clamped firmly to a table before use. ...
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14. Hackle
    [animal] The hackles are the long, fine feathers which are found on the backs of certain types of domestic chicken. They are often brightly coloured, especially on roosters. These feathers are often used as fly lures. The term can also apply to the erectile hairs along the back of the neck of an animal, especially of a dog. ...
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