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hac"kle (hăk"k'l), n. [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]
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1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
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2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
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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.
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4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
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Hac"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled (hăk"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling (hăk"klĭng).] 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.
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2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
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The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.
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