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Word entry · 7 letters

hackney

Best crossword clue

"Carriage horse"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /hækni/Part of speech nounSorted acehknyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a compact breed of harness horse

Word origin

The senses "a horse" and "(a means of transport) available for hire" derive from the fact that many horses were kept for hire in the London borough of Hackney.

Used in a sentence

  • "Mamma would die if she knew. The boy," replied Georgiana, "walked with us to Oxford Street, and we took a hackney-coach. Will Mrs. Gooch ever forgive us for getting out of it at her door?"
  • hackney coaches
  • hackney authors

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