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hack
Definitions
Or: hackney , obsolete 18 th century term for:1. Engaged in prostitution.
2. To work as a prostitute. Samuel Johnson in his Dictionary of the English Language (1755): ' To hack, to hackney: to turn hackney or prostitute.' See prostitute for synonyms.
(Verb) 1. To choke. 2. To chip, or hit.
Usage: 1. My cat hacks up a hairball once in a while. 2. He hacked at the dirt
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