> (Good question. What *is* a hackle??) Definitions of Hackle on the Web:
* a feather, usually from the neck area of a chicken; can be any color (dyed or natural); hackle quality, such as the stiffness of the individual fibers and amount of web, determines the type of fly tied with the hackle; many hackles are grown specifically for fly tying. www.bluequillangler.com/learningGlossary.html * (Fishing) The series of extended fibers right behind the eye of a fly. The hackle is what allows a dry fly to float. outdoorstore.espn.com/servlet/catalog.CFPage * A comb with long metal teeth for cleansing raw flax or hemp. Flax straw pulled through the iron teeth to separate fibers. www.chaddsfordhistory.org/history/glossary.htm * long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants * heckle: comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn * The hackle is a feather plume (most plumes are made of horsehair) that is attached to the headdress. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackle ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
