Hackle :: Hackle (n.) A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel..
Hackle :: Hackle (n.) Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk..
Hackle :: Hackle (n.) One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used..
Hackle :: Hackle (n.) An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers..
Hackle :: Hackle (v. t.) To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel..
Hackle :: Hackle (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
Hackly :: Hackly (a.) Rough or broken, as if hacked..
Hackly :: Hackly (a.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron..
Hackman :: Hackman (n.) The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.
Hackmatack :: Hackmatack (n.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack..
Hackney :: Hackney (n.) A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
Hackney :: Hackney (n.) A horse or pony kept for hire.
Hackney :: Hackney (n.) A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
Hackney :: Hackney (n.) A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
Hackney :: Hackney (a.) Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors..
Hackney :: Hackney (v. t.) To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation..
Hackney :: Hackney (v. t.) To carry in a hackney coach.
Hackster :: Hackster (n.) A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin.
Hamshackle :: Hamshackle (v. t.) To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb..
Hardhack :: Hardhack (n.) A very astringent shrub (Spiraea tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa in also called by this name..
Ramshackle :: Ramshackle (a.) Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.