hackles

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hackles BrE [ˈhæklz] NAmE [ˈhæklz] noun plural
the hairs on the back of the neck of a dog, cat, etc. that rise when the animal is afraid or angry
Idioms: ↑make somebody's hackles rise ▪ ↑raise somebody's hackles ▪ ↑somebody's hackles rise

Word Origin:
[hackles] late Middle English (in sense 2): variant of hatchel.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  heckle, hatchel