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
Words Nearby hackle
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Origin of hackle
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How to use hackle in a sentence
The idea of legislation that affects only Mountain Valley Pipeline is raising hackles, but anything written broadly enough to include other projects might garner resistance from companies satisfied with their local appellate courts.
Controversial federal court changes debated in Manchin negotiations | Rachel Weiner | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostRobin and I just had to plow through and keep our hackles up.
Inside HBO's Nuclear Family—and a Lesbian Family's Fight To Exist | Madeleine Carlisle | September 23, 2021 | TimeThe White Palmer—dubbed with white peacock's harl, and a black hackle over it.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandThe Black Palmer—dubbed with black copper coloured peacock's harl, and a black cock's hackle over that, wings, blackbird.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandThe Harry Longlegs—dubbed with darkish brown hair, and a brown hackle over it, head rather large.
The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
White Moth—strands from an Ostrich, wings from a white Pigeon, a white hackle for legs, and a black head.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandThe Cad bait, with a little hackle round the top of the shank of the hook, kills well.
The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
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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