hackles Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a feeling of anger and animosity
    dander.
    • having one's hackles or dander up
  2. noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
    hackle.
  3. verb comb with a heckle
    heckle; hatchel; hackle.
    • heckle hemp or flax

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