raise one's hackles

hack·le

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Definitions of raise one's hackles words

noun raise one's hackles one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers. 1
noun raise one's hackles the neck plumage of a male bird, as the domestic rooster. 1
noun raise one's hackles hackles. the erectile hair on the back of an animal's neck: At the sound of footsteps, the dog raised her hackles. anger, especially when aroused in a challenging or challenged manner: with one's hackles up. 1
noun raise one's hackles Angling. the legs of an artificial fly made with feathers from the neck or saddle of a rooster or other such bird. hackle fly. 1
noun raise one's hackles a comb for dressing flax or hemp. 1
verb with object raise one's hackles Angling. to equip with a hackle. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English hakell; see heckle

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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