verb Download 🔗Share To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. Examples : "The farmer carefully hackled the flax, drawing it across the coarse teeth to remove the unwanted parts and prepare the fibers for spinning into linen. " agriculture material process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. Examples : "The farmer carefully hackled the flax, removing the rough fibers to prepare it for spinning into linen thread. " agriculture material process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tear asunder; to break into pieces. Examples : "The dog hackled the old blanket until it was just shreds of fluff. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (in combination) Having a hackle or feather of a specified kind. Examples : "a large-hackled fly" animal bird appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading