Meaning hackney
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hackney"small saddle horse let out for hire," c. 1300, from place name Hackney (late 12c.), Old English Hacan ieg "Haca's Isle" (or possibly "Hook Island"), the "isle& [..]
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hackneya horse kept for hire, a coach kept for hire
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hackneyv. To make stale or trite by repetition.
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hackneyA type of horse of no great value. (Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 347)
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hackney(n) a carriage for hire(n) a compact breed of harness horse
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hackneyA Hackney is usually a Private Hire Vehicle usually operating out of an office. These vehicles are expected to do high mileage.
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hackneyhigh-stepping front movement.
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hackneylang=en
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* '''1813''' — . ''''.
*: "Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road. [..]
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