hackle

Example Sentences

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She had saluted incorrectly, and I think she was wearing the wrong hackle.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2020

The soft hackle makes it a wet fly; you fish it beneath the surface.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 12, 2016

THE DRY FLY is the classic type of artificial fly made by winding a hackle feather around the shaft of a hook to get that buggy look.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2015

A package of the most popular fly tying hackle for hair extensions, a black and white striped feather called grizzly saddle, would normally retail anywhere from $40 to $60.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2011

Every hackle on his body rose, and he knew that very soon she would, like all of her sisters before her, put to him the death-knell question “Where you been?”

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison