hack
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9.0
- noun
- /hæk/
- UK
:
caballo de montar
- With what he hoped wasn't obvious haste, he handed the hack to Roger.
Examples
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I've always wanted to ride in a hack.
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The waiting woman rode a big-boned, long-haired hack that seemed indifferent to its surroundings.
Blog text (28) -
Go ahead and launch, and I'll grab the hack.
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Ted Smallwood, now, he lived a while up near Arcadia, and he ran that hack during his younger years.
Fiction book (1990) -
He decided to book a hack for his weekend ride in the countryside.
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After the tour, we returned the hack to the stable.
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She loves taking a hack through the park every Sunday.
Synonyms
8
6.3
An old horse that is tired from hard work
1
4.2
A horse kept for riding rather than for work
1
2.3
A horse people keep mainly for others to ride in lessons or shows
1
9.9
An old worn-out horse used for work
1
9.9
An old weak horse that people make work too hard
A small strong horse often used for riding or light work
Compounds
- Offensive
3
8.6
A politician who works for their party or friends to benefit themselves
A hand saw with a thin blade and many small teeth for cutting metal and other hard materials
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hack for a riding horse comes from Hackney, an area of London once famous for horses you could hire, so a 'hack' was a horse for hire and ordinary riding.