hacking
[ hak-ing ]
/ ˈhæk ɪŋ /
noun
replacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower courses.
Words nearby hacking
hackensack,
hacker,
hackery,
hackette,
hackie,
hacking,
hacking jacket,
hackle,
hackle fly,
hackleback,
hackles
Definition for hacking (2 of 4)
Origin of hack
1
1150–1200; Middle English
hacken; compare Old English
tōhaccian to hack to pieces; cognate with Dutch
hakken, German
hacken
synonym study for hack
1. mangle, haggle.
synonym study for hack
1. See
cut.
Definition for hacking (3 of 4)
Origin of hack
2
First recorded in 1680–90; short for
hackney
Definition for hacking (4 of 4)
hack
3
[ hak ]
/ hæk /
noun
a rack for drying food, as fish.
a rack for holding fodder for livestock.
a low pile of unburnt bricks in the course of drying.
verb (used with object)
to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
Falconry.
to train (a young hawk) by letting it fly freely and feeding it at a hack board or a hack house.
Origin of hack
3
First recorded in 1565–75; variant of
hatch2
Example sentences from the Web for hacking
British Dictionary definitions for hacking (1 of 4)
hacking
/ (ˈhækɪŋ) /
adjective
(of a cough) harsh, dry, and spasmodic
British Dictionary definitions for hacking (2 of 4)
hack
1
/ (hæk) /
verb
noun
See also
hack off
Word Origin for hack
Old English
haccian; related to Old Frisian
hackia, Middle High German
hacken
British Dictionary definitions for hacking (3 of 4)
hack
2
/ (hæk) /
noun
verb
adjective
(prenominal)
banal, mediocre, or unoriginal
hack writing
Word Origin for hack
C17: short for
hackney
British Dictionary definitions for hacking (4 of 4)
hack
3
/ (hæk) /
noun
a rack used for fodder for livestock
a board on which meat is placed for a hawk
a pile or row of unfired bricks stacked to dry
verb (tr)
to place (fodder) in a hack
to place (bricks) in a hack
Word Origin for hack
C16: variant of
hatch ²