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Hackled

To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.

📖 Definitions of "Hackled"

verb

1
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
2
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
3
To tear asunder; to break into pieces.

adjective

1
(in combination) Having a hackle or feather of a specified kind.
"a large-hackled fly"

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Word	Definition
flaxnoun	The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
combed	Arranged or groomed with a comb.
hockedverb	(in combination) Having a specified kind of hock.
hackynoun	(computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
hilted	Having a hilt.
hackishnoun	(computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
hafted	Having a haft or handle.
heddled	(of a loom, usually in combination) That uses heddles.
hocketed	(music) Employing hockets.
hillocked	Having hillocks.
hangaredverb	Having a specified number or kind of hangars.
hummocked	Having hummocks.
hammednoun	(in combination) Having hams or hocks of the specified kind.
hided	Having hide (skin) of a specified kind.
hootedverb	(slang) Drunk.
hummocky	Having hummocks.
harrisome	Characterised or marked by harrying or harriedness
haurientnoun	Alternative spelling of hauriant. [(heraldry) Of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).]
hubcapped	Having hubcaps (of a specified number or kind).
haintednoun	(US, dialect) Alternative form of haunted. [Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.]

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