Definition of Hackery

1. n. A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks.

Definition of Hackery

1. Noun. (obsolete) A two-wheeled cart used in Asia. ¹

2. Noun. (slang mostly pejorative) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hackery

1. an ox-drawn cart for moving goods [n HACKERIES]

Medical Definition of Hackery

1. A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. Origin: Hind. Chakra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hackery

hackbusses
hackbut
hackbuts
hacked
hacked it
hackee
hackees
hacker
hackerdom
hackeries
hackerish
hackerproof
hackers
hackerspace
hackerspaces
hackery (current term)
hackette
hackettes
hackeysack
hackeysacks
hackie
hackier
hackies
hackiest
hackily
hacking
hacking cough
hacking coughs
hacking it
hacking run

Literary usage of Hackery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The land of Ind; or, Glimpses of India by James Kerr (1873)
"The hackery, or village cart, is a rude kind of vehicle, commonly drawn by ... A more rude or primitive machine than the common hackery is seldom seen. ..."

2. Ceylon, the Paradise of Adam: The Record of Seven Years' Residence in the Island by Caroline Corner (1908)
"... CHAPTER IV Cynthia's early morning mount—King's House and Mrs. Grundy—First ride in a bull-hackery—Moonlight of Ceylon — A genuine ..."

3. Ceylon, the Paradise of Adam: The Record of Seven Years' Residence in the Island by Caroline Corner (1908)
"... CHAPTER IV Cynthia's early morning mount—King's House and Mrs. Grundy—First ride in a bull-hackery—Moonlight of Ceylon — A genuine ..."

4. Randigal Rhymes and a Glossary of Cornish Words by Joseph Thomas (1895)
"... hiery, hackery, heaven ; Hack a bone, crack a bone, ten or eleven. Baked, stewed, fried in the sun, ..."

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