hackney coach

noun

1. hackney.

2. a four-wheeled carriage having six seats and drawn by two horses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hackney coach¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

“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.”

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She moved to Paris just in time to witness King Louis XVI “in a hackney coach going to meet his death,” she wrote.

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Instead, there were thousands of hackney coaches pulled by horses.

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The hackney coaches moreover only ply till five o'clock, so if you go to a party at night, it costs you a scudo.

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When they were within a few yards of the door, a hackney coach passed them, and, turning, came to a stand before the house.

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