▸ verb: (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. ▸ verb: (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance. ▸ verb: (textiles) To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles. ▸ noun: The long shining feathers on a cock's neck. ▸ noun: A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments. ▸ noun: An rude interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance ▸ noun: Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”) [An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.]
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