hackle
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
Origin: From (compare the compound meshakele), from , hacele, from , equivalent to . Cognate with ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(fishing) A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(usually, now, _, in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
Suppose it happened to be the case that the majority of individuals raised their hackles only when they were truly intending to go on for a very long time in the war of attrition. The obvious counterploy would evolve: individuals would g…
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