hackle
suomi-englanti sanakirjahackle englannista suomeksi
niskasulat, niskakarvat
kammata häkilällä
Substantiivi
Verbi
hackle englanniksi
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. (defdate)
(syn)
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster. (defdate)
A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather. (defdate)
By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans. (defdate)
(ux)
(quote-book)
A type of jagged crack extending inwards from the broken surface of a fractured material.
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair. (defdate)
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
{{quote-book|en|year=1949|author=Eric Philbrook Kelly|title=The Amazing Journey of David Ingram|page=11
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. (defdate)
{{quote-book|en|year=1891|author=Mary Noailles Murfree|title=In the "Stranger People's" Country|location=Nebraska|year_published=2005|page=155
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
(RQ:Burke Revolution in France)