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Meaning of hackney horse

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hackney

Pronunciation:/ˈhækni/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.

  2. To use as a hackney.

  3. To carry in a hackney coach.

adjective

Definitions

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

    Example: hackney authors