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
The driver whistled; the porter came out of his lodge and opened the gate first, and then the door of the hackney coach.
From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s
It was afterwards learned from the people of the house that when he saw Taddeo with the pistol case, he had gotten into a hackney coach and followed the three friends.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
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 Robert Louis Stevenson
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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