Hack, vb. 1) to cut with frequent blows, to notch, to chop: Wiv. III, 1, 79. R2 I, 2, 20. H4A II, 4, 187. H4A II, 4, 187 H4A II, 4, 187 H4A II, 4, 187 H6A IV, 7, 47. R3 III, 3, 12. H8 I, 2, 97. Troil. I, 2, 253. V, 5, 34. Caes. II, 1, 163. V, 1, 40. Mcb. V, 3, 32. Ant. IV, 8, 31.
2) to do mischief? (Steevens); or to become vile and vulgar? (Johnson and Nares): “these knights will h.” Wiv. II, 1, 52. “he teaches him to hick and to h., which they'll do fast enough of themselves,” IV, 1, 68.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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