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hackle

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noun

hack·​le ˈha-kəl How to pronounce hackle (audio)
1
a
: one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
b
: the neck plumage of the domestic fowl
2
: a comb or board with long metal teeth for dressing flax, hemp, or jute
3
hackles plural
a
: erectile hairs along the neck and back especially of a dog
b
: temper, dander
the issue raised some hackles
4
a
: an artificial fishing fly made chiefly of the filaments of a cock's neck feathers
b
: filaments of cock feather projecting from the head of an artificial fly

hackle

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verb

hackled; hackling ˈha-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce hackle (audio)

transitive verb

: to comb out with a hackle
hackler noun

Did you know?

In its earliest uses in the 15th century, hackle denoted either a bird's neck plumage or an instrument used to comb out long fibers of flax, hemp, or jute. Apparently, some folks saw a resemblance between the neck feathers of domestic birds—which, on a male, become erect when the bird is defensive—and the prongs of the comb-like tool. In the 19th century, English speakers extended the word's use to both dogs and people. Like the bird's feathers, the erectile hairs on the back of a dog's neck stand up when the animal is agitated. With humans, use of the word hackles is usually figurative. When you raise someone's hackles, you make them angry or put them on the defensive.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In my experience the best flies for this time of year are often trout flies like size 12 beetles and bushy dry flies on top and beadhead soft hackle and wooly buggers subsurface. Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 4 July 2021 The use of both red and yellow hackles is striking; the pattern’s flat silver tinsel adds flash and attractiveness. Mike Valla, Field & Stream, 14 May 2020 The ways young children play can also raise animals’ hackles. Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020 The mere mention of the word even seemed to raise Yelich's hackles. Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2020 Rubio’s other ideas are the sort that shouldn’t really raze libertarian hackles that much: expanding the federal per-child tax credit, reforming the Small Business Administration, and so on. Jim Geraghty, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019 Parking in the lot is cheap, and street parking free, so finding a spot for Spot won’t raise your hackles. Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019 This feline profiteering raised the hackles of an animal-rights activist in Florida named Carole Baskin, a dotty, hippie-ish blonde who wears almost exclusively leopard-print clothing and floral crowns. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2020 And their experiences raise hackles when compared to politicians and celebrities who sometimes are tested without delay. Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English hakell; akin to Old High German hāko hook — more at hook

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hackle was in the 15th century

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