Thesaurus / hackled
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synonyms for hackled
- cleave
- cube
- divide
- hack
- mince
- slash
- whack
- axe
- clip
- dice
- fell
- fragment
- hackle
- hash
- hew
- lop
- mangle
- sever
- shear
- truncate
- bathe
- brush
- cleanse
- clear up
- disinfect
- dredge
- dust
- flush
- mop
- pick
- pick up
- rinse
- scrape
- scrub
- soak
- spruce up
- sweep
- vacuum
- wash
- wipe
- bath
- blot
- cauterize
- clarify
- deodorize
- deterge
- edulcorate
- erase
- expunge
- expurgate
- hackle
- launder
- lave
- neaten
- polish
- purge
- purify
- rake
- rasp
- refine
- sanitize
- scald
- scour
- shampoo
- soap
- sponge
- sterilize
- swab
- whisk
- winnow
- absterge
- clear the decks
- depurate
- do up
- elutriate
- rout out
- shake out
- straighten up
- tidy up
- straighten
- adjust
- card
- cleanse
- curry
- disentangle
- dress
- groom
- hackle
- hatchel
- rasp
- scrape
- separate
- smooth
- sort
- tease
- untangle
- lay smooth
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How to use hackled in a sentence
June Dun—a feather from Dottrel's back, hackled on a body of blue Rabbit's fur and drab silk, dun hackle for legs.
THE TEESDALE ANGLERR LAKELANDWhen sufficiently beaten it is dried, and needs no other preparation, until it is hackled and spun into yarn for weaving.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, VOL. 1DAVID COLLINSI'm not at all sure that humanity oughtn't to be hackled like weeds, and so toughen its hold on life.
THE TYRANNY OF THE DARKHAMLIN GARLANDThe 'gator was taken with a "fly" tied on a shark-hook, the hackled body being a squirrel's tail, with wings of a small seagull.
FISHING WITH THE FLYCHARLES F. ORVIS AND OTHERSThe line, after it is hackled, is placed on a spread board; and the process is called spreading.
CLOTHING AND HEALTHHELEN KINNEBody, bright green peacock's harl; hackled with a soft silver-gray hen's feather; hook No. 0, Kendal scale.
BASS, PIKE, PERCH, AND OTHERSJAMES ALEXANDER HENSHALLIt was on a Monday that Susan and I hackled fifty pounds of flax, and tired we were when the day was come to an end.
RUTH OF BOSTONJAMES OTISThe hackled flax, however, is taken direct to the preparing department.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 16, SLICE 6VARIOUSI shall just like to see how you'll look when you're being cross-hackled by one of them learned gents.
RALPH THE HEIRANTHONY TROLLOPEHer hair looked like hackled flax and her eyes were large and gray.
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