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
She walked as far as the Plaza del Angel; there she took a hackney coach to drive home.
From Froth by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
When they were within a few yards of the door, a hackney coach passed them, and, turning, came to a stand before the house.
From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John
Will one of you order me a chair or hackney coach?
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
Even Governor Bradstreet in his day rode in a hackney coach.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
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