Word
Hackle
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
hack-le
Definition
- n. - A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
- n. - Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
- n. - 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.
- n. - An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
- 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.
- v. t. - To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
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