hackney
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noun \ˈhak-nē\ plural hack·neys
Definition of HACKNEY
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a : a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving b : a trotting horse used chiefly for driving c often capitalized : any of an English breed of rather compact usually chestnut, bay, or brown high-stepping horses
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obsolete : one that works for hire
3
: a carriage or automobile kept for hire
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Origin of HACKNEY
Middle English hakeney
First Known Use: 14th century
2hackney
adjectiveDefinition of HACKNEY
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: kept for public hire
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archaic : done or suitable for doing by a drudge
Examples of HACKNEY
- <she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like “It isn't fair” and “Why me?”>
First Known Use of HACKNEY
1589
Related to HACKNEY
- Synonyms
- banal, cliché (also cliche), clichéd, cobwebby, commonplace, hack, stale, hackneyed, moth-eaten, musty, obligatory, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
3hackney
transitive verbhack·neyedhack·ney·ing
Definition of HACKNEY
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a : to make common or frequent use of b : to make trite, vulgar, or commonplace
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archaic : to make sophisticated or jaded
Examples of HACKNEY
- <advertisers have hackneyed the word “revolutionary” so much that it now just means that a product is new>
First Known Use of HACKNEY
1596
Related to HACKNEY
- Synonyms
- overexpose, overuse, stereotype, vulgarize
Hack·ney
geographical name \ˈhak-nē\Definition of HACKNEY
borough of N Greater London, England pop 164,200
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