HACKLE
/ËhĂŚkÉl/
15
Scrabble
16
WWF
H(4) A(1) C(3) K(5) L(1) E(1)
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Definition
/ËhĂŚkÉl/
noun
- An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
- (usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
- A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
verb
- To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
- To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
- To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
Source: Wiktionary
