cough spasmodically
an old or over-worked horse
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully
significantly cut up a manuscript
a mediocre and disdained writer
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
one who works hard at boring tasks
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
a horse kept for hire
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
cut away
kick on the arms
kick on the shins