- hackney pony
- noun
Usage: often capitalized H: a Hackney horse less than 14.2 hands high
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Hackney pony,an English pony from 12 to 14½ hands high and weighing from 600 to 850 pounds.
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Hackney — /hak nee/, n. a borough of Greater London, England. 206,200. * * * ▪ borough, London, United Kingdom inner borough of London, in the historic county of Middlesex. Hackney lies north of the City of London (London, City of) and Tower Hamlets … Universalium
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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