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
He saved money, and afterwards purchased a hackney coach, which he himself drove.
From The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act by Bailey, James Blake
No, the Esperance was not known to the owner of the hackney coach.
From A Life For a Love A Novel by Meade, L. T.
Will one of you order me a chair or hackney coach?
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
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
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