hackle
9.2
A long narrow feather on a bird's neck, like a turkey or pheasant
- noun
- /ˈhækəl/
- Specialized
:
pluma del cuello
- soft hackle
- hackle fly
- hackle wing
Examples
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It was a replica of an officer in the Black Watch, every detail perfect—from brogues to kilt to the red hackle in his khaki bonnet.
Fiction book (1990) -
The fly fisherman chose a colorful hackle to attract more fish in the stream.
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Turkeys display their stunning hackle feathers during mating season to impress females.
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He carefully selected a stiff hackle for his fishing lure to ensure it floated properly on the water.
Synonyms
feather
vshackle
403
1.0
A light flat part of a bird with a thin middle and many thin hair-like parts
is a long slender neck plume found on certain wild birds
Compounds
saddle hackle
- Specialized
9.9
A long narrow feather from a chicken's back used for making fishing flies or decoration
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hackle names the strip of long feathers on a bird's neck, like a small 'neck cape' that stands out. So a hackle is the long, thin feather you see on birds such as turkeys and pheasants.