*Hacka. n. A nervous hesitation in speaking (Village Miners).—N.W.

'He speaks with so many hacks and hesitations.'—Dr. H. More.

Hacker. (1) v. See Hakker. (2) n. The instrument used in 'hacking' potatoes; also known as a Tomahawk.—N.W.

Hacketty. See Hicketty.

Hackle. *(1) n. The mane of a hog (A.H.Wr.). (2) n. The straw covering of a bee-hive or of the apex of a rick (A.).—N.W. *(3) To agree together (A.). (4) To rattle or re-echo.—N.W.

Hagged. Haggard, worn out, exhausted-looking. 'He came in quite hagged.' 'Her 've a had a lot to contend wi' to-year, and her 's hagged to death wi't aal.'—N. & S.W.

Hagger. See Hakker.

Haggle. To cut clumsily. See Agg.—N.W.

'They took out their knives and haggled the skin off.'—Bevis, ch. vii.