HACK, verb transitive 1. To cut irregularly and into small pieces; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument. 2. To speak with stops or catches; to speak with hesitation. HACK, noun A notch; a cut. HACK, noun A horse kept for hire; a horse much used in draught, or in hard service; any thing exposed to hire, or used in common. [from hackney.] 1. A coach or other carriage kept for hire. [from hackney.] 2. Hesitating or faltering speech. 3. A rack for feeding cattle. HACK, adjective Hired. HACK, verb intransitive To be exposed or offered to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. 1. To make an effort to raise phlegm. [See Hawk.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI