* * *
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
saddle feather — noun a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl • Syn: ↑saddle hackle • Hypernyms: ↑hackle * * * saddle feather or saddle hackle noun One of the long, slender feathers drooping from a male fowl s saddle • • • … Useful english dictionary
hackle — ► NOUN 1) (hackles) hairs along an animal s back which rise when it is angry or alarmed. 2) a long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic cock or other bird. 3) a steel comb for dressing flax. ● make someone s hackles rise Cf. ↑make… … English terms dictionary
hackle — hackle1 hackler, n. /hak euhl/, n., v., hackled, hackling. n. 1. 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. 2. the neck plumage of a male… … Universalium
hackle — I. /ˈhækəl/ (say hakuhl) noun 1. one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic cock, much used in making artificial flies for anglers. 2. the whole neck plumage of the domestic cock, etc. 3. (plural)… …
hackle — n. & v. n. 1 a long feather or series of feathers on the neck or saddle of a domestic cock and other birds. 2 Fishing an artificial fly dressed with a hackle. 3 a feather in a Highland soldier s bonnet. 4 (in pl.) the erectile hairs along the… … Useful english dictionary
hackle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hakell; akin to Old High German hāko hook more at hook Date: 15th century 1. a. one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird b. the neck plumage of the domestic fowl 2. a comb or board with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hackle — noun 1》 (hackles) erectile hairs along an animal s back, which rise when it is angry or alarmed. 2》 a long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic cock or other bird. 3》 Fishing a feather wound around a fishing fly so that its… … English new terms dictionary
hackle — I hack•le [[t]ˈhæk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) orn the neck plumage of a male bird, as the domestic rooster 2) cvb hackles a) zool. the erectile hair on the back of an animal s neck b) anger, esp. when aroused in a challenging or challenged manner … From formal English to slang
Fly tying — is the process of producing an artificial fly to be used by anglers to catch fish via means of fly fishing. Probably the most concise description of fly tying is the one by Helen Shaw, a preeminent American professional fly tyer in Fly Tying .… … Wikipedia
Grey Ghost Streamer — The Grey Ghost Streamer is an artificial fly, of the streamer type. It is primarily meant to imitate smelt. The pattern is wide spread and is popular in the Northeast of the United States. The Grey Ghost is used by trolling or drifting the fly. A … Wikipedia
