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hackles
Part of speech: NounThe long shining feathers from the cock's neck used to make artificial flies.
Usage examples "hackles":- It was the well known Indian smell that he had learned to distrust, and as he ran, his hackles rose. - "Dusty Star", Olaf Baker.
- Larger than a lion is the dog Voth beside him; every hair is carven upon the back of Voth, his war hackles are erected and his teeth are bared. - "The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories", Lord Dunsany.
- The hackles on the back of his neck were up and a light coating of goose bumps formed on his arms as a response to a strong sense of being watched, and not just by Beth. - "An Encounter in Atlanta", Ed Howdershelt.