English dictionary
hackle
/'h/&/k/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
Source: webster1913
verb
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comb with a heckle
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
Source: webster1913