hackles

n. erectile hairs on the back of animals; feathers on the back of the neck of birds that rise when the bird is scared or is just about to fight; feeling of anger; feeling of hostility; dander

v. fasten a hackle to a fishing fly; cut roughly, chop, hack

n. neck feather (of a rooster, peacock, etc.); long thin feather used for making fishing flies

Hackles was a web comic strip created by Jen Brodzik and Drake Emko. It was published on its web page every Tuesday and Thursday for almost three years, from March 31, 2001 to January 15, 2004. Its plot oscillates around small local department of software developer company, unveiling many troubles of average geek, Open Source software, and Windows vs. Linux conflict. The title character is Hackles (a dog), who starts working as a programmer at BitCo. Other characters include:Preston Pigglesworth III - a pig, working as a programmer. Known to be lazy and incompetent.Peter and Percy - two penguin administrators of company LAN who swear by Linux. They are known for their vast knowledge of UNIX systems.Katrina Vittles - a feline web designerHazel Hopkins (a rabbit) - a secretary, beginning to learn to hack.Marcus the Marketing Mouse - an ultra-conservative mouse who loves everything that's proprietary, hates free and open source software.Boss Dog - boss of department where all of main characters work.VIC - humanoid robot created by Hackles from parts of old VIC-20 computer. Features artificial intelligence and "Good-Evil" switch on its back.
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Noun
1. a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up"
(synonym) dander
(hypernym) anger, choler, ire

Noun
1. long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
(hypernym) feather, plume, plumage
(hyponym) saddle hackle, saddle feather
Verb
1. comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
(synonym) heckle, hatchel
(hypernym) comb

     shackle

hackles
danh từ số nhiều lông vũ dài trên cổ gà trống hoặc lông trên cổ con chó to be with one's hackles up; to get one's hackles up: sửng cồ, sừng sộ, sắp sửa muốn đánh nhau to make somebody's hackles rise; to raise somebody's hackles: làm ai cáu tiết
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