The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HACKLE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1957.
Feathered fly for angling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HACKLE | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Feathered fly for angling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hackle
- hackles
- jay
- shoulder
- shouldering
- shoulders
- cast
- casted
- fledge
- coachman
- whip
- fly-fishing
Crossword Answer definitions
HACKLE noun- An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
- (usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
- A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
- (usually now in the plural) By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
- A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
- A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
- Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
- To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
- To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
- To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
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