What does hackle up mean?

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hackle up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

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Informal; Intransitive verb

hackles up (present, singular) hackling up (participle, present) hackled up (participle, past) hackled up (past)

What does hackle up mean?: To have one's hackles raised; to become annoyed or frightened.

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