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noun Angling.
an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.
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Also called hackle.

Origin of hackle fly

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby hackle fly

hackie, hacking, hacking jacket, hackle, hackleback, hackle fly, hackles, hackly, hackman, hackmatack, hackney
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British Dictionary definitions for hackle fly

hackle fly
noun
angling an artificial fly in which the legs and wings are represented by hackle feathers
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