Hackney
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A horse-drawn carriage available for public hire, or a breed of horse formerly used for ordinary riding and light driving.
“They hailed a hackney on the cobbled street outside the theatre and rode back to their lodgings.”
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