hackle
Synonyymisanakirja
hackle
höyhen, sulka, höyhenpeite, höyhenpuku, niskakarvat, niskasulat, selkäsulka, suoria, häkilöidä, kammata häkilällä.
Rimmaavat sanat
hackle rimmaa näiden kanssa:
ale, ginger ale, chippendale, kale, riekale, roikale, suikale, kekkale, vonkale, huiskale...
Englannin sanakirja
hackle (englanti > suomi)
hackle englanniksi
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. (defdate)
puhekieltä One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster. (defdate)
puhekieltä A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather. (defdate)
puhekieltä By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans. (defdate)
When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair. (defdate)
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. (defdate)
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger Peoples" Country'', Nebraska 2005, p. 155:
puhekieltä To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
Burke