Hackney

·vt To carry in a hackney coach.

II. Hackney ·noun A horse or pony kept for hire.

III. Hackney ·noun A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.

IV. Hackney ·noun A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.

V. Hackney ·noun A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.

VI. Hackney ·adj Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.

VII. Hackney ·vt To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.