hackle

a long slender feather on the neck or lower back of a male bird, especially a domestic fowl

a tuft of feathers from the neck of a bird used in making an artificial fly for fishing

an artificial fly for fishing made from the neck feathers of a bird

a steel comb with long teeth used to comb out flax, hemp, or jute fibers

an ornament made of feathers worn in the headdress of some Highland regiments

to trim an artificial fly with the neck feathers of a bird

to mangle something by cutting it roughly

to comb out flax, hemp, or jute fibers using a hackle

the line of hairs on the back of the neck and along the spine of an animal, especially a dog or cat, that stand up when it is threatened or angry