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Definition of Hackles

Hackle
Hackle Hac"kle, n. [See Heckle, and cf. 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 on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used. 4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
Hackle
Hackle Hac"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling.] 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.
hackle
Hatchel Hatch"el (?; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h["a]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.

Meaning of Hackles from wikipedia

- Hackles are the erectile plumage or hair in the neck area of some birds and mammals. In birds, the hackle is the group of feathers found along the back...
- tartan, stable belt and Glengarry headdress but distinctively coloured hackles are also worn by each separate battalion on the Tam o' Shanter headdress...
- Naman (July 23, 2023). "'Oppenheimer' Sacred Text Reading **** Scene Raises Hackles in India: 'This is a Direct ****ault on Religious Beliefs of a Billion Tolerant...
- crow, and other related corvids, by its long chest feathers, or throat hackles, which are prominent in mature birds. Older individuals and subadults have...
- characterized by their slow and deliberate movements, high body posture and raised hackles, while submissive ones carry their bodies low, flatten their fur, and lower...
- head. The slim neck projects from a cape of long, glossy, blue and white hackles. The breast is cobalt blue, and the rest of the body plumage is black,...
- McCurry, Justin (October 7, 2016). "****anese robot cat Doraemon raises hackles in India and ****stan". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October...
- Retrieved 10 April 2010. Murray, Ewan (18 May 2010). "Craig Levein raises hackles after Dundee United see off Ross County". The Guardian. Hampden Park, Glasgow...
- raising political hackles". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2015. "Raje's yatra to skip Sheo, raising political hackles". www.bhamashah...
- original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015. "2nd 'Jackal' raises hackles". Variety. 5 February 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2022. "Helmer takes new shot...