Answer: hackles
AnswerCrossword Clue
HACKLESThey're raised in anger
HACKLESDefensive anger, metaphorically
HACKLESNeck feathers of a cock.
hacklesA long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic rooster or other bird
hacklesA bunch of feathers in a military headdress
hacklesErectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed
hacklesSuch feathers collectively
hacklesA feather wound around a fishing fly so that its filaments are splayed out
hacklesA steel comb for separating flax fibers
hacklesThe hairs on the back of a person's neck, thought of as being raised when the person is angry or hostile
hacklesHACKLE, to hack (to cut or chop roughly)