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Noun: hackles  ha-kulz
  1. A feeling of anger and animosity
    "having one's hackles or dander up";
    - dander
Noun: hackle  ha-kul
  1. Long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
Verb: hackle  ha-kul
  1. Comb with a heckle
    "hackle hemp or flax";
    - heckle, hatchel

Type of: anger, choler, comb, feather, ire, plume

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