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Meaning of 'hackney'
Meaning of 'hackney' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Hackney 
[ a.]
- Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used;
trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. [ a.]2. Hackney [ n.]
- A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. [ n.]- A horse or pony kept for hire.
- A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
- A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
3. Hackney [ 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. [ v. t.]- To carry in a hackney coach.
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