Definition:
- (n.) A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
- (n.) Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
- (v. t.) To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
- (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
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hackle vs. mackle
cackle vs. hackle
hackle vs. tackle
hackle vs. hockle
hackle vs. strick
hackle vs. routing
asunder vs. hackle
hackle vs. tear
dress vs. hackle
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hackle vs. panache
hackle vs. hatchel
hackle vs. heckle
hackle vs. helmet
hackle vs. hat
hackle vs. soldier
hackle vs. plume
hackle vs. hair
hackle vs. nape
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bird vs. hackle
feather vs. hackle
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