subs. (common).—1. A woman given to indiscriminate flirtation with officers at a garrison.
1889. Daily Telegraph, 14 Feb. Lord Normantower, Philip’s dearest friend, to whom she, when a GARRISON-HACK, had been engaged, and whom she had thrown over simply because he was poor and prospectless.
1890. Athenæum, 8 Feb., p. 176, c. 1. The heroine is a GARRISON-HACK, but the hero is an Australian.
2. (common).—A prostitute; a soldier’s trull. For synonyms, see BARRACK-HACK and TART.
