i Register
In some senses, hackney is marked as archaic, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
hackney
/hækni/
name 5noun 5verb 3adj 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
accumulative
HACKNEY + NOUN
authors, tongue
Definitions
name
1
A London borough in Greater London, England, where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
2
A town in eastern London, England, within this borough (OS grid ref TQ3584).
3
An English habitational surname from Old English.
4
One of several breeds of compact English horses: see hackney
5
(means of transportation): see hackney.
noun
1
An ordinary horse.
2
A carriage for hire or a cab.
"Mamma would die if she knew. The boy," replied Georgiana, "walked with us to Oxford Street, and we took a hackney-coach. Will Mrs. Gooch ever forgive us for getting out of it at her door?"
3
A horse used to ride or drive.
4
A breed of English horse.
5
A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
adj
1
Offered for hire.
hackney coaches
2
Much used; trite; mean.
hackney authors
his accumulative and hackney tongue
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
"Mamma would die if she knew. The boy," replied Georgiana, "walked with us to Oxford Street, and we took a hackney-coach. Will Mrs. Gooch ever forgive us for getting out of it at her door?"
Wiktionary02
Not that the existence of Grub street is to be doubted: it was, indeed, a grim actuality, and many a garreter realised by experience How unhappy's the fate To live by one's pate And to be forced to wr
Wiktionary03
hackney coaches
Wiktionary04
hackney authors
Wiktionary05
his accumulative and hackney tongue
Wiktionary06
[…] To her, who, frugal only that her thrift / May feed excesses she can ill afford, / Is hackneyed home unlackeyed; […]
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars