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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hac·kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling ]
 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
 2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
    The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces.   --Burke.
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