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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > hackney carriage (32)
hackney coach1618

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

hell-cart1623

a cart or carriage, esp. a hackney carriage.

hackney1664

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

hack1692

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

fiacre1699

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

hackney carriage1735

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

dilly1805

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

street coach1818

a coach hired on the street, a hackney carriage.

jarvey1819

A hackney-coach. Obsolete.

cab1822

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…

hackney cab1832

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…

gurney1884

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…

cabriolet1907

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…

Subcategories:

— with exclusive right to stand in specific place (2)
— without exclusive right (1)
— moving along in search of fare (1)
— specific types of hackney carriage (11)
— cab-owning (1)
— in Malta (1)
— three-wheeled, in Thailand (2)
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