Hackle

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hackle \hac"kle\ (h[a^]k"k'l), n. [See {Heckle}, and cf.
     {Hatchel}.]
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     1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
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     2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
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     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.
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     4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
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              The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and
              torn to pieces.                       --Burke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hackle
       n : long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and
           pheasants
       v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hatchel}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "hackle":
     card, comb, covert, crest, curry, feather, feathers, hack, haggle,
     hatchel, heckle, mail, panache, pinion, plumage, plume, plumule,
     quill, rake, scapular, slash, speculum, topknot, tuft