Look up: hackney

1. hackney
   [n] - a carriage for hire 2. [n] - a compact breed of harness horse
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2. Hackney
   Hack'ney (-nȳ) noun ; plural Hackneys (-nĭz). [ Middle English hakeney , hakenay ; confer French haquenée a pacing horse, an ambling nag, Old French also haguenée , Spanish hacanea , OSp...
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3. Hackney
   Hack'ney adjective Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. ' Hackney tongue.' Roscommon.
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4. Hackney
   Hack'ney transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hackneyed (-nĭd); present participle & verbal noun Hackneying .] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or ...
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5. hackney
   hackney carriage noun a carriage for hire
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6. hackney
   noun a compact breed of harness horse
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7. Hackney
   • (v. t.) To carry in a hackney coach. • (v. t.) To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation. • (n.) A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach. • (n.) A hor...
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8. Hackney
   inner borough of London, in the historic county of Middlesex. Hackney lies north of the City of London and Tower Hamlets, and its eastern boundary is ...
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9. Hackney
   stylish carriage horse breed, now used primarily as a show horse. It was developed in the 18th century by crossing Thoroughbreds with the Norfolk ... [2 related articles]
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10. hackney
    any carriage plying for hire, although hackney coach usually refers to a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses and holding six passengers. ...
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11. hackney
    
    • a carriage for hire
    • a compact breed of harness horse
    
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12. Hackney
    Hackney, inner borough (1991 pop. 164,200) of Greater London, SE England, on the Lea River. Clothing manufacture (in Hackney) and printing and furniture making (in Shoreditch) are the borough's chief industries. London's first theater was built in Shoreditch (c.1575). The parish church of St. Mary, ...
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13. Hackney
    (horse) The `Hackney Horse` is a recognized breed of horse that was developed in Great Britain. In recent decades, the breeding of the Hackney has been directed toward producing horses that are ideal for carriage driving. They are an elegant high stepping breed of carriage horse that is popul...
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14. Hackney
    (parish) – Dating back to the 13th century, this is Hackney Central`s oldest building. It is all that remains of the original medieval parish church, which was demolished in the late 18th century (September 2005). `Hackney` was a parish in the historic county of Middlesex. The parish c...
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