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hackle noun

  /ˈhækəl/
  • An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]
 rastrillo
  • (usually, now, _, in the plural) By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans. [from 19th c.]
 pelo del lomo
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