To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles
The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
An interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance
A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
To unleash one's anger on (a person or thing other than the one that caused it)