hackney carriage
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hackney carriage — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the official term for a taxi … English terms dictionary
Hackney carriage — | | |A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab or hack ) is a carriage or automobile kept for hire. [ [http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/hackney Definition of hackney by the Online Dictionary from Datasegment.com] ] A livery… … Wikipedia
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 — noun a carriage for hire • Syn: ↑hackney, ↑hackney coach • Hypernyms: ↑carriage, ↑equipage, ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑four wheeler, ↑remise … Useful 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-carriage — /ˈhækni kærɪdʒ/ (say haknee karij) noun any carriage or vehicle which plies for hire, originally horse drawn …
hackney carriage — (England) taxicab … English contemporary dictionary
hackney carriage — noun Brit. the official term for a taxi … English new terms dictionary
hackney-carriage — … Useful english dictionary
