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hackle

UK/ˈhækəl/ US/ˈhækəl] ~ [ˈhækl̩/ uncommon archaic slang
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants

verb

1.

comb with a heckle

  • “heckle hemp or flax”
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Origin

From Middle English hakle (compare the compound meshakele), from Old English hæcla, hacele, from Proto-Germanic *hakulǭ, equivalent to hack + -le. Cognate with Dutch hekel, German Hechel.

Phrases

  • hackle up
  • saddle hackle

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