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hack·ney H0005700 (hăk′nē)n. pl. hack·neys 1. often Hackney A horse of a breed developed in England, having a gait characterized by pronounced flexion of the knee.2. A trotting horse suited for routine riding or driving; a hack.3. A coach or carriage for hire.tr.v. hack·neyed, hack·ney·ing, hack·neys 1. To cause to become banal and trite through overuse.2. To hire out; let.adj.1. Banal; trite.2. Having been hired. [Middle English hakenei, probably after Hakenei, Hackney, a borough of London, England, where such horses were raised.]hackney (ˈhæknɪ) n1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot2. (Automotive Engineering) a. a coach or carriage that is for hireb. (as modifier): a hackney carriage. 3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a popular term for hack21vb (tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use[C14: probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse] ˈhackneyism n
Hackney (ˈhæknɪ) n (Placename) a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop: 208 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles)hack•ney (ˈhæk ni) n., pl. -neys, adj., v. n. 1. a carriage for hire; cab. 2. a horse used for ordinary riding or driving. 3. (cap.) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait. adj. 4. let out, employed, or done for hire. v.t. 5. to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use. 6. to use as a hackney. [1300–50; Middle English hakeney] hack′ney•ism, n. Hack•ney (ˈhæk ni) n. a borough of Greater London. 187,400. hackney Past participle: hackneyed Gerund: hackneying
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I hackney | you hackney | he/she/it hackneys | we hackney | you hackney | they hackney |
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I hackneyed | you hackneyed | he/she/it hackneyed | we hackneyed | you hackneyed | they hackneyed |
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I am hackneying | you are hackneying | he/she/it is hackneying | we are hackneying | you are hackneying | they are hackneying |
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I have hackneyed | you have hackneyed | he/she/it has hackneyed | we have hackneyed | you have hackneyed | they have hackneyed |
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I was hackneying | you were hackneying | he/she/it was hackneying | we were hackneying | you were hackneying | they were hackneying |
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I had hackneyed | you had hackneyed | he/she/it had hackneyed | we had hackneyed | you had hackneyed | they had hackneyed |
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I will hackney | you will hackney | he/she/it will hackney | we will hackney | you will hackney | they will hackney |
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I will have hackneyed | you will have hackneyed | he/she/it will have hackneyed | we will have hackneyed | you will have hackneyed | they will have hackneyed |
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I will be hackneying | you will be hackneying | he/she/it will be hackneying | we will be hackneying | you will be hackneying | they will be hackneying |
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I have been hackneying | you have been hackneying | he/she/it has been hackneying | we have been hackneying | you have been hackneying | they have been hackneying |
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I will have been hackneying | you will have been hackneying | he/she/it will have been hackneying | we will have been hackneying | you will have been hackneying | they will have been hackneying |
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I had been hackneying | you had been hackneying | he/she/it had been hackneying | we had been hackneying | you had been hackneying | they had been hackneying |
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I would hackney | you would hackney | he/she/it would hackney | we would hackney | you would hackney | they would hackney |
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I would have hackneyed | you would have hackneyed | he/she/it would have hackneyed | we would have hackneyed | you would have hackneyed | they would have hackneyed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hackney - a carriage for hire hackney carriage, hackney coachcarriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horsesfour-wheeler - a hackney carriage with four wheelsremise - an expensive or high-class hackney | | 2. | hackney - a compact breed of harness horseharness horse - horse used for pulling vehicles | Translationshackney (ˈhӕkni) : hackney carriage/cab noun a taxi. 計程車 出租汽车Hackney
Hackney, inner borough (1991 pop. 164,200) of Greater London, SE England, on the Lea River. Clothing manufacture (in Hackney) and printing and furniture making (in Shoreditch) are the borough's chief industries. London's first theater was built in Shoreditch (c.1575). The parish church of St. Mary, in Stoke Newington, is one of the few remaining Elizabethan churches. The writer Daniel DefoeDefoe or De Foe, Daniel , 1660?–1731, English writer, b. London. Early Life and Works
The son of a London butcher, and educated at a Dissenters' academy, he was typical of the new kind of man ..... Click the link for more information. lived there. The London College of Furniture, the Shoreditch College for the Clothing Industry, and Cordwainer's Technical College are in the borough. Hackney Marshes, a large sports and recreation area intersected by the Lea, lies just outside the borough.hackney1. a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot 2. a. a coach or carriage that is for hire b. (as modifier): a hackney carriage
Hackney a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop.: 208 400 (2003 est.). Area: 19 sq. km (8 sq. miles) hackney Related to hackney: hackney carriageSynonyms for hackneynoun a carriage for hireSynonyms- hackney carriage
- hackney coach
Related Words- carriage
- equipage
- rig
- four-wheeler
- remise
noun a compact breed of harness horseRelated Words |