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Meaning Of Hackney
n.
A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
n.
A horse or pony kept for hire.
n.
A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
n.
A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
a.
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used;
trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.
v. t.
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.