单词 | hackney |
释义 | hackney —hackneyism, n. /hak"nee/, n. , pl. hackneys, adj. , v. n. 1. Also called hackney coach. a carriage or coach for hire; cab. 2. a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like. 3. a horse used for ordinary riding or driving. 4. (cap.) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait. adj. 5. let out, employed, or done for hire. v.t. 6. to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use. 7. to use as a hackney. [1300-50; ME hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England] |
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