hackle
1. [ verb ] comb with a heckle
Synonyms: hatchel heckle
Examples:

"heckle hemp or flax"

Related terms: comb
2. [ noun ] (zoology) long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
Related terms: feather saddle_hackle
Similar spelling:   Hackley
  Hagle
  Hazley
  hassle
  Hasley
  Hakala
  haggle
  Haskell
  haeckel
  Hackelia
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  hazel
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