Topic: MOTOR VEHICLES
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| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Origin: | hackney 'horse for ordinary riding'; HACKNEYED |
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[countable]1BOTCN a writer who does a lot of low quality work, especially writing newspaper articles : A Sunday newspaper hack uncovered the story.
A Sunday newspaper hack uncovered the story.2PGO an unimportant politician : The meeting was attended by the usual old party hacks.
The meeting was attended by the usual old party hacks.3TD a way of using a computer to get into someone else's computer system without their permission
4 American English informalBOTTC a taxi, or a taxi driver
5 an act of hitting something roughly with a cutting tool : One more hack and the branch was off.
One more hack and the branch was off.6HBA an old tired horse
7DSH a horse you can pay money to ride on
8 British EnglishDSH a ride on a horse : a long hack across the fields
a long hack across the fields