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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hackney
hackney
n 1: a carriage for hire [syn:
hackney carriage,
hackney coach]
2: a compact breed of harness horse
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hackneys
Hackney
\Hack"ney\ (-n[y^]), n.; pl.
Hackneys (-n[i^]z). [OE.
hakeney, hakenay; cf. F. haguen['e]e a pacing horse, an
ambling nag, OF. also haquen['e]e, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea,
D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh.
akin to E. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting
horse. Cf.
Hack a horse,
Nag.]
1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. --Chaucer.
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2. A horse or pony kept for hire.
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3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
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4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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