Hackney
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Hackney
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1 n.
A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
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2 n.
A horse or pony kept for hire.
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3 n.
A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
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4 n.
A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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5 a.
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.
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6 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.
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7 v. t.
To carry in a hackney coach.
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8 n.
A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
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9 n.
A horse or pony kept for hire.
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10 n.
A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
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11 n.
A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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12 a.
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.
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13 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.
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14 v. t.
To carry in a hackney coach.