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▸ verb:  (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
▸ verb:  (textiles) To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles
▸ noun:  The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
▸ noun:  A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
▸ noun:  An interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance
▸ noun:  Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”) [An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.]

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