hackney

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see also: Hackney

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhækni/

Noun

hackney (plural hackneys)

1. (archaic) An ordinary horse.
2. A carriage for hire or a cab.
3. A horse used to ride or drive.
4. A breed of English horse.
5. (archaic) A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.

Adjective

hackney (not comparable)

1. Offered for hire; hence, much used; trite; mean.

   hackney coaches

   hackney authors

   • his accumulative and hackney tongue

Verb

hackney (hackneys, present participle hackneying; past and past participle hackneyed)

1. (transitive) To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
2. (transitive) To use as a hackney.
3. (transitive) To carry in a hackney coach.

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Hackney

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /hækni/

Proper noun

1. London borough in Greater London, England, where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
2. A town in this borough.
3. Surname
4. One of several breeds of compact English horses: see hackney
5. (in compounds) (means of transportation): see hackney.

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