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Definition of: hackney
(hak′nē) noun plural ·neys
1. One of a breed of driving and saddle horses.
2. A horse kept for hire.
3. A hackney coach.
4. A drudge.
—v.t.
1. To make trite by constant use.
2. To let out or use as a hackney.
—adjective Let out for hire; common. [<OF haquenée a horse; ult. origin unknown]
—hack′ney·ism noun
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