Results for hackle
Definitions of hackle:
part of speech: noun
An instrument with hooks or iron teeth for sorting hemp or flax: any flimsy substance unspun: a feather in a cock's neck: a hook and fly for angling, dressed with this feather.
part of speech: noun
An iron- spiked comb or machine for dressing flax, raw silk, or any flimsy substance; a fly for angling, dressed with feathers or silk.
part of speech: verb transitive
To dress or comb, as flax or hemp; tear into pieces; mangle in cutting. Also, hatchel, heckle.
part of speech: verb
To dress flax with a hackle; to tear asunder.
part of speech: noun
A board set with iron teeth used for separating the finer parts of hemp and flax from the coarser; a large sort of comb.