Definitions for: Hackle

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

Webster (1913) Definition: Hac"kle, n. [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]
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.

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.

Synonyms: hatchel, heckle

See Also: comb, feather, plumage, plume, saddle feather, saddle hackle

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