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hackle fly

noun

, Angling.
  1. an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.


hackle fly

noun

  1. angling an artificial fly in which the legs and wings are represented by hackle feathers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hackle fly1

First recorded in 1670–80

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