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]