Answer: hacklers

AnswerCrossword Clue
hacklersHACKLER, one that hackles (to hack (to cut or chop roughly))
hacklersthe legs of an artificial fly made with feathers from a rooster's neck
hacklerscomb for dressing flax or hemp
hacklersone of the long, slender feathers on the neck of certain birds, as the rooster
hacklersthe erectile hair on the back of an animal's neck
hacklersto comb, as flax or hemp