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GUEST,David Murray | Folklore: What is a hackler? (38) | RE: Folklore: What is a hackler? | 24 Apr 13 |
A Hackler was a worker in the linen trade. After the linen was retted, and the fibre separated from the tow, a hackler graded the individual fibres by touch and look. Hacklers were highly skilled and very well paid, being able to separate fibres into a number of piles in a very short time. |