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- [hak-nee]
- /ˈhæk ni/
- /ˈhæknɪ/
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- [hak-nee]
- /ˈhæk ni/
Definitions of hackney word
- noun plural hackney Also called hackney coach. a carriage or coach for hire; cab. 1
- noun plural hackney a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like. 1
- noun plural hackney a horse used for ordinary riding or driving. 1
- noun plural hackney (initial capital letter) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait. 1
- adjective hackney let out, employed, or done for hire. 1
- verb with object hackney to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use. 1
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Origin of hackney
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Parts of speech for Hackney
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hackney popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hackney
noun hackney
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- taxi — a taxicab.
- taxicab — a public passenger vehicle, especially an automobile, usually fitted with a taximeter.
- jitney — a small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers, originally charging each passenger five cents.
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