hackney coach
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hackney coach
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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“Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Will one of you order me a chair or hackney coach?
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
Ye’ll find a hackney coach, no doubt, to bring ye home.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
This I did for some time, by driving a hackney coach through the streets of Sydney.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.
In the midst of the multitude was a hackney coach, following the sledges, and in it was the gentle Fanny Lester, accompanied by a relative and a female friend.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
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