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noun 
  1. one of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock.
  2. a feather plume on some soldier's uniforms.
  3. hair on the nape of the neck.
    • When the dog got angry his hackles rose and he growled.
adjective 
  1. Descriptive of the feathers of a fowl.
  2. The feathers of the cock were long and golden.

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