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Definition of Hackeries
1. hackery [n] - See also: hackery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hackeries
Literary usage of Hackeries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta by Reginald Heber (1828)
"Cattle swimming across the River—Brahmin Labourers—Patna—Banki- poor—Granary—hackeries—
... hackeries ..."
2. A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India by Charles Acland (1879)
"I have sold the greater part of my furniture, as it is expensive to move; the
remainder is going forward on hackeries, or native carts. ..."
3. A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore: During the by W. J. Shepherd (1879)
"... they were conveyed, on common hackeries, to the Nana at the "old Cawnpore
hotel," opposite to the assembly rooms ; the arms of the gentlemen were tied ..."
4. Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque: During Four-and-twenty by Fanny Parkes Parlby (1850)
"... in a Hindu Temple —Brahmani Bulls—The Minarets—Beetle Wings—Hindu House—Benares
hackeries— ... hackeries ..."
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