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hackney cab — hackney cab, hackney carriage or hackney coach noun 1. Formerly, any horse drawn vehicle serving as a taxi 2. (only hackney carriage) the official term used to describe a usu black London style taxi • • • Main Entry: ↑hackney … Useful english dictionary
hackney coach — noun a carriage for hire • Syn: ↑hackney, ↑hackney carriage • Hypernyms: ↑carriage, ↑equipage, ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑four wheeler, ↑remi … Useful english dictionary
hackney carriage — UK [ˈhæknɪ ˌkærɪdʒ] / US [ˈhæknɪ ˌkerɪdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms hackney carriage : singular hackney carriage plural hackney carriages British 1) hackney carriage or hackney cab very formal a taxi 2) a carriage that was used as a taxi in the … English dictionary
hackney carriage — hack|ney car|riage [ˈhækni ˌkærıdʒ] n BrE [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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
hackney carriage — noun (C) BrE also hackney coach AmE 1 a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi 2 also hackney cab formal a taxi … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hackney — 1. noun a) A London borough where once upon a time many horses were pastured. b) One of several breeds of compact English horses. From the London borough where many such animals were kept. 2. adjective Available for public hire. From the London… … Wiktionary
Hackney — Orig. a place near London where horses were pastured; by transference the horses kept there for hire. They were also used as pack horses. Such horses would be used by king s messengers. Since then the word has become familiar in the hackney cab … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Cab (Hippomobile) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cab. Un hansom cab devant le Royal Albert Hall, Londres, 1904. Le … Wikipédia en Français
Hackney cheval — Hackney (cheval) Pour l’article homonyme, voir Hackney. Hackney … Wikipédia en Français
cab — [n] car for hire carriage, hack, hackney, jitney, taxi, taxicab, tourist car; concept 505 … New thesaurus
