2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
[1913 Webster]
The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hackling — hack·le || hækl n. neck feather (of a rooster, peacock, etc.); long thin feather used for making fishing flies v. fasten a hackle to a fishing fly; cut roughly, chop, hack … English contemporary dictionary
hackling — chalking … Anagrams dictionary
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hackling — … Useful english dictionary
chalking — hackling … Anagrams dictionary
hackle — hackle1 hackler, n. /hak euhl/, n., v., hackled, hackling. n. 1. one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers. 2. the neck plumage of a male… … Universalium
Liste der Orte im Landkreis Miesbach — Die Liste der Orte im Landkreis Miesbach listet die amtlich benannten Gemeindeteile (Hauptorte, Kirchdörfer, Pfarrdörfer, Dörfer, Weiler und Einöden) im Landkreis Miesbach auf.[1] Systematische Liste Alphabet der Städte und Gemeinden mit den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hackle — I. /ˈhækəl/ (say hakuhl) noun 1. one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic cock, much used in making artificial flies for anglers. 2. the whole neck plumage of the domestic cock, etc. 3. (plural)… …
hackle — hackle1 [hak′əl] n. [ME hechele (akin to Ger hechel) < OE * hæcel < IE base * keg , a peg, hook > HACK1, HOOK: senses 2, 3, & 4, prob. infl. by dial. hackle, bird s plumage, animal s skin < OE hacele] 1. a comblike instrument for… … English World dictionary
Hackle — Hac kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackled} (h[a^]k k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackling} (h[a^]k kl[i^]ng).] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
