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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hack•ney (hak′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -neys, adj., v. n. - TransportAlso called hackney coach. a carriage or coach for hire;
cab. - Dog and Cat Breedsa trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like.
- Dog and Cat Breedsa horse used for ordinary riding or driving.
- Dog and Cat Breeds(cap.) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait.
adj. - let out, employed, or done for hire.
v.t. - to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
- to use as a hackney.
- Middle English hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England 1300–50
- Place Namesa borough of Greater London, England. 206,200.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hackney /ˈhæknɪ/ n - a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
- a coach or carriage that is for hire
- a popular term for hack2
vb - (tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use
Etymology: 14th Century: probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hackney /ˈhæknɪ/ n - a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop: 208 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles)
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