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hack2 /hak/ noun- A horse (or formerly, and still in the USA, a vehicle) kept for hire, esp one in a sorry condition
- An ordinary riding horse
- A ride on horseback
- Any person overworked on hire
- A literary or journalistic drudge
- Anything hackneyed (obsolete)
adjective- Hired
- Mercenary
- Mediocre
- Hackneyed
transitive verb- To make a hack of
- To use as a hack
- To hackney
- To hire out (a horse)
- To ride (a horse) in the countryside for recreation
intransitive verb- To work as a hack
- To journey on horseback
- To ride on horseback in the countryside for recreation
ORIGIN: hackney hacketteˈ noun (slang) A woman journalist hackˈing noun hacking jacket or hacking coat noun A waisted jacket with slits in the skirt and flapped pockets on a slant hackˈwork noun - Literary drudgery for publishers
- Literary work of poor quality produced to order
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