Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HACK, n.

1. A horse kept for hire; a horse much used in in draught, or in hard service; a worn out horse; any thing exposed to hire, or used in common.
2. A coach or other carriage kept for hire. [from hackney; used in America.]
3. Hesitating or faltering speech. More.
4. A rack for feeding cattle. [Local.]