hackney
[ hak-nee ]
/ Ë?hæk ni /
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noun, plural hack·neys.
adjective
let out, employed, or done for hire.
verb (used with object)
to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
to use as a hackney.
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Origin of hackney
1300–50; Middle English hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England
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hack·ney·ism, nounWords nearby hackney
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Definition for hackney (2 of 2)
Hackney
[ hak-nee ]
/ Ë?hæk ni /
noun
a borough of Greater London, England.
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British Dictionary definitions for hackney (1 of 2)
hackney
/ (Ë?hæknɪ) /
noun
a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
- a coach or carriage that is for hire
- (as modifier)a hackney carriage
a popular term for hack 2 (def. 1)
verb
(tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use
Derived forms of hackney
hackneyism, nounWord Origin for hackney
C14: probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse
British Dictionary definitions for hackney (2 of 2)
Hackney
/ (Ë?hæknɪ) /
noun
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: 208Â 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles)
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