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hackles
noun(hack-le)
one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
hackles
noun(hack-le)
the neck plumage of the domestic fowl
hackles
noun(hack-le)
a comb or board with long metal teeth for dressing flax, hemp, or jute
hackles
verb(hack-le)
to comb out with a hackle
hackles
idiom(hack-le)
cause someone to be very angry
hackles
idiom(hack-le)
cause someone or some people to be upset

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