The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hackled
Hackle \Hac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled (h[a^]k"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling (h[a^]k"kl[i^]ng).]
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
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To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces.
--Burke.
Wiktionary
hackled
vb. (en-past of: hackle)
Usage examples of "hackled".
A cat, the sole living thing in sight, hackled its back and slunk among garbage cans.