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.

part of speech: verb transitive

To dress with a hackle, as flax: to tear rudely asunder.