Sekirov Dictionary

hackney

/ˈhækni/

noun6

  1. A horse used to ride or drive.
  2. A carriage for hire or a cab.
  3. A breed of English horse.
  4. (no longer used) An ordinary horse.
  5. (no longer used) A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
  6. (no longer used) Inferior writing; literary hackwork.

verb3

  1. To use as a hackney.
  2. To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
  3. To carry in a hackney coach.

adjective2

  1. Offered for hire.
  2. (figurative) Much used; trite; mean.
forms

hackneyed · hackneying · hackneys

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