hackney
IPA: hˈækni
Root Word: Hackney
noun
- A London borough in Greater London, England, where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
- A town in eastern London, England, within this borough (OS grid ref TQ3584).
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
- One of several breeds of compact English horses: see hackney
- (in compounds) (means of transportation): see hackney.
- (archaic) An ordinary horse.
- A carriage for hire or a cab.
- A horse used to ride or drive.
- A breed of English horse.
- (archaic) A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
- (archaic, uncountable) Inferior writing; literary hackwork.
verb
- (transitive) To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
- (transitive) To use as a hackney.
- (transitive) To carry in a hackney coach.
adjective
- Offered for hire.
- (figuratively) Much used; trite; mean.
Examples of "hackney" in Sentences
- I bought a hackney.
- The story is hackneyed.
- I was kicked by the hackney.
- She loves to ride a hackney.
- The hackney was her best friend.
- I feel a hackneyed phrase coming on.
- The hackney was so expensive, but worth it.
- It's far too colloquial, hackneyed and uninteresting.
- It is far too colloquial, hackneyed and uninteresting.
- A spokesman said the licensing of private hire and hackney carriages was taken seriously.