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hacking
See hack and hacker.
hacking
(of a cough) harsh, dry, and spasmodic

hacking [′hakĀ·iŋ]
(computer science)
Use of a computer system without a specific, constructive purpose, or without proper authorization.
(engineering)
The technique of roughening a surface by striking it with a tool.
(lapidary)
A system of grooves in a lap that hold diamond powder for cutting and polishing gems.

hacking
1. Roughening a surface by striking with a tool.
2. Laying brick so that the bottom edge is set in from the plane surface of the wall.
3. In a stone wall, the breaking of one course of stone into courses of different height.


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Most of the prisoners were already hacking at their bonds with the swords in their hands.
There were fully a dozen cane- knives--big hacking weapons with razor-edges, capable of decapitating a man at a stroke.
Delicate Cousin Annetta standing at the dresser, with a big loaf of bread beside her and a big platterful of cold, boiled pork in front of her; and Annetta was hacking off great chunks, like Dan there, and gobbling them down as if she was starving.
 
 
 
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