To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry. / (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.

A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired. / A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work. / (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.

(dated) To make common or cliched; to vulgarise. / (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).

A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.

To play hackeysack.

Simple past tense and past participle of have.

(archaic) Alternative form of a (“have”)

A representation of laughter. / An exclamation of triumph or discovery. / (archaic) An exclamation of grief. / (dated) A sound of hesitation: er, um.

Said when making a vigorous attack.

Repeated too often. / (dated) Let out for hire.