hackney
noun
a carriage or coach for hire; cab.
hackneys
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pluralof hackney.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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So did the widely-held opinion that bobtailed, high-stepping English hackneys are more suited to coaching than U. S. standard-bred trotters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Polo ponies, saddle horses, hunters, pony tandems, draft horses, tandems, hackneys, artillery horses strapped to caissons, police mounts, jumpers, saddle tandems, road hacks.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had used 64 English hackneys, posted along the route two weeks before the run.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'll lend you Osmond—he's my horse now, and he's a pearl of hackneys.
From A Modern Buccaneer by Rolf Boldrewood
Therefore, the king ordered her to borrow the hackneys of the countess and chariots, too.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Ruth Putnam
