Hack|ney

Hack|ney
hack|ney «HAK nee», noun, plural -neys, adjective, verb, -neyed, -ney|ing.
–n.
1. a horse for ordinary riding or (later) driving: »

He rode a strong hackney for the road to save his gallant warhorse (Scott).

2. Also, hackney carriage. a carriage for hire.
3. Obsolete. a hired drudge.
–adj.
1. let out, employed, or done for hire; hired: »

some starved hackney sonneteer (Alexander Pope).

2. = hackneyed. (Cf. ↑hackneyed)
–v.t.
1. to use too often; make commonplace.
2. to use (a horse) as a hack (now usually in past participle).
╂[Middle English hakeney, apparently < Hackney, a town near London, supposedly famous for its horses]
Hack|ney «HAK nee», noun, plural -neys.
any one of an English breed of sturdy, high-stepping horses.
╂[see hackney]

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  • hack|ney — «HAK nee», noun, plural neys, adjective, verb, neyed, ney|ing. –n. 1. a horse for ordinary riding or (later) driving: »He rode a strong hackney for the road to save his gallant warhorse (Scott). 2. Also …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hack — bal·ly·hack; hack·a·more; hack·but; hack·but·eer; hack·ee; hack·ery; hack; hack·ia; hack·ie; hack·ing·ly; hack·ler; hack·ly; hack·man; hack·man·ite; hack·ney·man; hack·thorn; mal·a·hack; hack·er; hack·le; hack·ma·tack; hack·ney; hack·but·ter; …   English syllables

  • hackney — hack·ney …   English syllables

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  • Hackney — Hack|ney 〈[hæ̣knı] m. 6〉 ein keiner bestimmten Pferderasse zuordenbares Reitpferd; Sy 〈kurz〉 Hack2 [engl.] * * * I Hackney   [ hækni, englisch] der, (s)/ s, Norfolk Trotter [ nɔːfək ], edles, kurzbeiniges Pferd (Stockmaß 152 160 cm), das aufgrund …   Universal-Lexikon

  • hackney carriage — hack|ney car|riage [ˈhækni ˌkærıdʒ] n BrE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Hackney; HACKNEYED] 1.) a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi 2.) also hackney cab formal a taxi …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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