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verb
To anger or annoy someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: East-Anglia, idiomatic, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
To cause the hair on the nape of an animal's neck to rise, as happens when it is angry or alarmed. Compare raise someone's hackles.
