hacks

n one who works hard at boring tasks n a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends n a mediocre and disdained writer n a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil n a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money n an old or over-worked horse n a horse kept for hire n a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. v cut with a hacking tool v be able to manage or manage successfully v cut away v kick on the arms v kick on the shins v fix a computer program piecemeal until it works v significantly cut up a manuscript v cough spasmodically