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Pronunciation : Hac"kle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hac"kle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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