hackney

[US]/'hæknɪ/
[UK]/ˈhækni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving, a carriage or taxi for hire, a person who is hired to do menial tasks.
Word Forms
Pluralhackneys

Phrases & Collocations

hackney carriage

hackneyed phrase

hackneyed idea

Example Sentences

a soap opera with a hackneyed plot;

the hackneyed image of the poor student

this is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode.

to hackney one's ideas

to hackney one's writing

Real-world Examples

Like you'd get in some bistro somewhere rather than in my flat in hackney.

Source: Make healthy meals with Jamie.

Suddenly he fell from the hackney and was hurt by a hacksaw on the ground.

Source: Pan Pan

'Oh! but their removing from the chaise into an hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road'.

Source: Pride and Prejudice - English Audio Version (Read by Emilia Fox)

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