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Record 1 1991-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

a) The part of an artificial fly corresponding to the legs of an insect, made from feathers from the neck of a rooster. b) A hackle fly.

CONT

The silk was used for tying and as a body material, while the hackle from a chicken's neck could be wound round the hook shank to form a hackle or wing and so give a rough resemblance to a natural fly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Plume servant au montage des mouches.

CONT

La mouche sèche fait davantage appel aux hackles de jeune coq ...

Spanish

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