Definition of hackney
hackneys
1a : a horse suitable for ordinary riding or drivingb : a trotting horse used chiefly for drivingc often capitalized : any of an English breed of rather compact usually chestnut, bay, or brown high-stepping horses
2 obsolete : one that works for hire
3 : a carriage or automobile kept for hire
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Origin and Etymology of hackney
Middle English hakeney
First Known Use: 14th century
hackney
Definition of hackney
1 : kept for public hire
2 : hackneyed
3 archaic : done or suitable for doing by a drudge
Examples of hackney in a Sentence
she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like “It isn't fair” and “Why me?”
1589
First Known Use of hackney
1589
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Definition of hackney
hackneyed
;hackneying
transitive verb
1a : to make common or frequent use ofb : to make trite, vulgar, or commonplace
2 archaic : to make sophisticated or jaded
Examples of hackney in a Sentence
advertisers have hackneyed the word “revolutionary” so much that it now just means that a product is new
1596
First Known Use of hackney
1596
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: a horse for ordinary riding or driving
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