Definition of hack

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Hack (v. t.) To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post..

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Jew''s-harp :: Jew's-harp (n.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
Hackneying :: Hackneying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hackne.
Dub :: Dub (v. t.) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles..
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also drawlink, draglink, etc..
Scribbler :: Scribbler (n.) One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation; a literary hack.
Pastern :: Pastern (n.) A shackle for horses while pasturing.
Heckle :: Heckle (n. & v. t.) Same as Hackle.
Spiraeic :: Spiraea (n.) A genus of shrubs or perennial herbs including the meadowsweet and the hardhack.
Bushwhacker :: Bushwhacker (n.) One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes..
Hackster :: Hackster (n.) A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin.
Whack :: Whack (v. t.) To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.
Hackle :: Hackle (v. t.) To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel..
Chipmunk :: Chipmunk (n.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus..
Yaffle :: Yaffle (n.) The European green woodpecker (Picus, / Genius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack..
Bushwhacking :: Bushwhacking (n.) The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers.
Screw :: Screw (n.) An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance..
Hackney :: Hackney (v. t.) To carry in a hackney coach.
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) Hence, that which checks or prevents free action..
Ramshackle :: Ramshackle (a.) Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.
Hackbuss :: Hackbuss (n.) Same as Hagbut.
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