Meaning of hack off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To remove by hacking; to cut off
   transitive
2. To annoy
   transitive

Examples

“It was one of them, for example, which provoked Lieutenant Maynard to hack off Blackbeard's head, and to spear it upon the end of his bowsprit. But, as a rule, the pirate ruffled and bullied and drabbed without let or hindrance, until it was time for him to go back to his ship once more.”

“At weekend schools, young Muslims, aged between six and 15, are receiving lessons in how to hack off a criminal's hand or foot.”

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