Hacking definition
A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.
A more hacking and harrowing cough I have never heard.
Anise will diminish the most hacking cough to where it is no longer irritating.
From hacker: "A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular." "” RFC 1392