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hack·ney
(hăk′nē)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.
[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. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
2. (Automotive Engineering)
a. a coach or carriage that is for hire
b. (as modifier): a hackney carriage.
3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a popular term for hack21
vb
(tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use
[C14: probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse]
ˈhackneyism n
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: 208 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles)
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hack•ney
(ˈhæk ni)n., pl. -neys,
adj., v. n.
1. a carriage for hire; cab.
2. a horse used for ordinary riding or driving.
3. (cap.) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait.
adj. 4. let out, employed, or done for hire.
v.t. 5. to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
6. to use as a hackney.
[1300–50; Middle English hakeney]
hack′ney•ism, n.
Hack•ney
(ˈhæk ni)n.
a borough of Greater London. 187,400.
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hackney
Past participle: hackneyed
Gerund: hackneying
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| Noun | 1. |  hackney - a carriage for hire 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 |
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Translations
عَرَبَة أُجْرَه
drožkataxi
taxi
leigubíll
īrēti rati/taksometrs
hackney
(ˈhӕkni) : hackney carriage/cab noun a taxi.
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