hackney

Speech parts

1. hackney - Noun

2. hackney - Adjective

3. hackney - Verb

4. Hackney - Proper noun

Meaning

A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.

A horse or pony kept for hire.

A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.

A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.

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

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.

To carry in a hackney coach.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commonplace stereotyped banal hackneyed trite threadbare unoriginal well-worn hackney carriage hackney coach belgian arabian cabriolet morgan landau
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Antonyms

new interesting extraordinary engaging humorous clever
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Hypernyms

carriage rig equipage harness horse

Hyponyms

remise four-wheeler

Phrases with the word

hackney pony carriage pulled by a hackney horse

Derivatives

hackneys hackneyed hackneying

Examples

My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain. Diane Abbott

I am, and always will be, proud to be a Hackney girl. Leona Lewis

Boarding school in Tring was a bit of a bubble that burst when I went to Hackney to go to drama school. Lily James

Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours. Sharon Horgan

Hackney mistress, Hackney maid. German Proverb

A houseboat resident in Hackney Wick, London, has urged people not to use canal towpaths for exercise amid government warnings to follow social distancing rules. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hackmanite Hackmann hackmatack Hackney Bottom hackney cab hackney carriage