Definitions for hackneyˈhæk ni

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hack•neyˈhæk ni(n.; adj.; v.)(pl.)-neys

(n.)a carriage for hire; cab.
Category: Transportation
a horse used for ordinary riding or driving.
Category: Dogs, Cats, and Horses
(cap.) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait.
Category: Dogs, Cats, and Horses
(adj.)let out, employed, or done for hire.
(v.t.)to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
to use as a hackney.

Origin of hackney:

1300–50; ME hakeney

hack′ney•ism(n.)

Hack•neyˈhæk ni(n.)

a borough of Greater London. 187,400.
Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach(noun)
a carriage for hire
hackney(noun)
a compact breed of harness horse

Wiktionary

Hackney(ProperNoun)
A London borough where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
Hackney(ProperNoun)
One of several breeds of compact English horses.
Hackney(ProperNoun)
(A means of transportation that is) available for public hire.
hackney(Noun)
An ordinary horse.
hackney(Noun)
A carriage for hire or a cab.
hackney(Noun)
A horse used to ride or drive.
hackney(Noun)
A breed of English horse.
hackney(Verb)
To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
hackney(Verb)
To use as a hackney.
hackney(Adjective)
Offered for hire.

Origin: The senses "a horse" and "(a means of transport) available for hire" derive from the fact that many horses were kept in the London borough of Hackney, and were available for hire.

Webster Dictionary

Hackney(noun)
a horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony
Hackney(noun)
a horse or pony kept for hire
Hackney(noun)
a carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach
Hackney(noun)
a hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute
Hackney(adj)
let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors
Hackney(verb)
to devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation
Hackney(verb)
to carry in a hackney coach