Hackle
Definition of hackle:
part of speech: noun
An instrument with hooks or iron teeth for sorting hemp or flax: any flimsy substance unspun: a feather in a cock's neck: a hook and fly for angling, dressed with this feather.
part of speech: noun
Iron tool for combing flax, & c.; feather in a cock's neck.
part of speech: verb
To dress or comb, as flax or hemp; tear into pieces; mangle in cutting. Also, hatchel, heckle.