hackney

hack·ney  (hkn)

n. pl. hack·neys

1. often Hackney A horse of a breed developed in England, having a gait characterized by pronounced flexion of the knee.

2. A trotting horse suited for routine riding or driving; a hack.

3. A coach or carriage for hire.

tr.v. hack·neyed, hack·ney·ing, hack·neys

1. To cause to become banal and trite through overuse.

2. To hire out; let.

adj.

1. Banal; trite.

2. Having been hired.

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[Middle English hakenei, probably after Hakenei, Hackney, a borough of London, England, where such horses were raised.]

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hackney [ˈhæknɪ]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a.  a coach or carriage that is for hire

b.  (as modifier) a hackney carriage

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a popular term for hack² [1]

vb

(tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use

[probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse]

hackneyism  n

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Hackney [ˈhæknɪ]

n

(Placename) a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop.: 202 819 (2001). Area: 19 sq. km (8 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hackney - a carriage for hire                   hackney carriage, hackney coach carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses four-wheeler - a hackney carriage with four wheels remise - an expensive or high-class hackney
	2.	hackney - a compact breed of harness horse harness horse - horse used for pulling vehicles

Translations

hackney

n hackney [ˈhӕkni]

a taxi. huurvoertuig عَرَبَة أُجْرَه такси drožka, taxi taxi der Mietswagen ταξί coche de alquiler takso تاکسی یا کالسکه کرایه taksi voiture de louage, taxi מוֹנִית सवारी गाड़ी fijaker, taksi bérkocsi taksi leigubíll/-vagn carrozza da nolo, taxi タクシー 택시 taksi īrēti rati/taksometrs kenderaan taxi drosje, taxi taksówka carro de aluguer maşină de închiriat; taxi такси drožka; taxi fijakar, taksi fijaker taxidroska, -bil รถม้าให้เช่า taksi 計程車 найманий екіпаж, таксі ٹیکسی xe tắc-xi 出租汽车