verb🔗ShareTo dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning."The farmer hackled the flax to separate the fibers for making strong rope. "agriculturematerialprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel."The farmer spent the afternoon hackling the flax, carefully pulling it through the hackle to separate the rough fibers. "agriculturematerialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo tear asunder; to break into pieces."The hungry dog was hackling the old chew toy, pulling off pieces of it. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
