hackle
To dress with a hackleTo dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
» One item on the summit's agenda has raised hackles at the European Commission, which runs the EU's day-to-day affairs.
Meaning
3 sensesTo dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
hecheln
(transitive)To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
(archaic, transitive)To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
- comb with a heckle
Examples
1 sentencesOne item on the summit's agenda has raised hackles at the European Commission, which runs the EU's day-to-day affairs.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hakle (compare the compound meshakele), from Old English hæcla, haceleFrom Middle English hakle (compare the compound meshakele), from Old English hæcla, hacele, from Proto-Germanic *hakulǭ, equivalent to hack + -le. Cognate with Dutch hekel, German Hechel.
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Forms
hackles, hackling, hackled, hackledSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle