hack‧ney car‧riage /ˈhækni ˌkærɪdʒ/
noun [countable] British English[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Hackney; ⇒ hackneyed]
1. a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi
2. (
also hackney cab formal) a taxi
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