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hackle meaning in Urdu

کلغی

/ˈhækəl/

hackle in Urdu: کلغی, کلغی لگانا. In English, hackle means an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.

Urdu words for hackle

کلغی, کلغی لگانا

English meaning of hackle

  1. noun An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
  2. noun One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
  3. noun A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
  4. noun By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.

Full definition of hackle

hackle in a sentence

  • When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.

Synonyms of hackle

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Questions about hackle in Urdu

What is the meaning of hackle in Urdu?
Hackle in Urdu is کلغی, کلغی لگانا.
hackle کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Hackle: کلغی, کلغی لگانا.
What does hackle mean in English?
Hackle means an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: hackle (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hackle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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