A four-wheeled coach for hire, typically drawn by two horses and with seating for six passengers. Cf. hackney cab, n. hackney carriage, n.

a cart or carriage, esp. a hackney carriage.

A horse-drawn carriage which is let out for hire; = hackney coach, n. Now historical.

A vehicle available for or seeking hire (originally a hackney coach or carriage, now typically a taxicab). Cf. hackney, n. 4. Now chiefly North Ame…

A small four-wheeled carriage for hire, a hackney-coach, a French cab.

Originally: a vehicle, esp. a horse-drawn carriage, available for public hire. In later use: a motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in…

A kind of vehicle, private or plying for hire. Obsolete.

a coach hired on the street, a hackney carriage.

A hackney-coach. Obsolete.

Any of various types of carriage, usually hooded or enclosed, having two or four wheels, and drawn by a single horse; esp. one licensed to…

A horse-drawn or motor-driven taxicab. In later use spec. a type of automotive taxi, originally and usually (but now not always) black, which may be…

In full Gurney cab. A two-wheeled horse-drawn cab of a type popular in America in the late 19th century, entered from the rear and fitted with…

A light two-wheeled chaise drawn by a single horse, having a large folding hood and usually an apron to cover the lap and legs of the occupants…