| 单词 | town hack |
| 释义 | > as lemmastown hack town hack n. now historical a horse for riding in town; (also occasionally) a horse-drawn carriage available for hire in a town. ΚΠ 1761 Gen. Evening Post 9 Apr. Mounted on a bright bay horse or mare, which seemed to be a town hack. 1859 J. S. Rarey Art of taming Horses (new ed.) viii. 132 A cover or country hack must be fast, but need not be so showy in action or handsome as a town hack. 1906 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 622 There was the rumble of the town hack; it stopped at the gate. 2009 B. Metzger Wicked Ways of True Hero ix. 93 The young man..was at Tatt's looking for a town hack, most likely something showy and beyond his capabilities. < as lemmas |
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