Usually means: Persistent, harsh cough, clearing irritation.
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  2. hacking cough: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hacking cough: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hacking cough: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. hacking cough: Wiktionary
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  7. hacking cough: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hacking cough)

noun:  (pathology) A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough.

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