hackles

H4A1C3K5L1E1S1
US/ˈhækəlz/

A form of hackle — An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.

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Meanings

hackles1

noun
  1. pluralplural of hackle

Hackles2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Hackl

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna feeling of anger and animosity

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dander
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angercholerire
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dander

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shackle
Cite this entry
APA

hackles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hackles

MLA

“hackles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hackles. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hackles,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hackles.

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