hackney coach

noun

: a coach kept for hire
especially : a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses and having seats for six persons

Examples of hackney coach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The diffuse forms of the Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, and Leipziger Platz are still unmistakable against a foreground of pedestrians in modern dress, hackney coaches, and other symbols of the Industrial Revolution. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hackney coach was in 1618

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“Hackney coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hackney%20coach. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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