What is to cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough called?
hack — To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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