hack·le /ˈhækəl/
 (vt.)梳理,亂砍鋸齒形,針排,頸上的羽毛


 hac·kle n.
 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.

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 Hac·kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling ]
 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.

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 hackle
      n : long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and
          pheasants
      v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: heckle, hatchel]