hackia
(ˈhækɪə)
= guaiacum 2.
| 1851 Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. iv. i. 983/2 Hackia, lignum vitæ, transverse and vertical sections, from River Demerara. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Hackia, a wood..used for mill cogs and shafts. 1969 S. M. Sadeek Windswept & Other Stories 36 The dark East Indian..flicked a piece of paper before him with his hackia stick. |