HACKLEBACK


Meaning of HACKLEBACK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: hackle (III) + back

1. also hackleback sturgeon

[so called from the projecting scales on its back]

: shovelnose sturgeon

2. : an untrimmed barrel stave

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