|
|
Definitions for: Hackney [n] a compact breed of harness horse
[n] a carriage for hire
Webster (1913) Definition: Hack"ney, n.; pl. Hackneys. [OE. haceney, hacenay;
cf. F. haquen['e]e a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also
haquen['e]e, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF.
haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh akin to E. hack to
cut, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. Hack a horse,
Nag.]
1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. --Chaucer.
2. A horse or pony kept for hire.
3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
Hack"ney, a.
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used;
trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. ``Hackney
tongue.'' --Roscommon.
Hack"ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackneyed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Hackneying.]
1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or
carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or
commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
Had I lavish of my presence been, So
common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. --Shak.
2. To carry in a hackney coach. --Cowper.
Synonyms: hackney carriage, hackney coach
See Also: carriage, equipage, four-wheeler, harness horse, rig
|
|
Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder
Scrabble Cheat
Words With Friends Cheat
Hanging With Friends Cheat
Scramble With Friends Cheat
Ruzzle Cheat
Related Resources: animals beginning with b animals starting with v |