hackney

1 a carriage for hire [syn: hackney carriage, hackney coach]

2 a compact breed of harness horse

see Hackney

English

Etymology

Probably from Hackney, formerly a town, now a borough of London, or from Old French haquenée, meaning an ambling mare for ladies, Latinized in England to hakeneius

Noun

1. A carriage for hire or a cab.
2. A horse used to ride or drive.
3. A breed of English horse.

Adjective

1. Offered for hire.

Verb

1. To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
2. To use as a hackney.

Hackney may refer to:

Places named:

• London Borough of Hackney (1965-present)
  • Hackney Central
  • Hackney Central (ward)
  • Hackney College
  • Metropolitan Borough of Hackney (1900-1965)
  • Hackney Marshes
  • Hackney Downs
  • Hackney Downs (ward)
  • Hackney (parish) (the ancient church parish, a part of the modern London borough)
  • Hackney Wick
  • Hackney Wick Stadium
  • South Hackney
• Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)
• Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)
• Hackney, Kansas, USA
• Hackney, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide

People named:

• Sheldon Hackney
• Joe Hackney
• Duane D. Hackney
• Simon Hackney

In other uses:

• Hackney (horse), a breed of horse known for its stamina.
• Hackney Pony
• Hackney carriage, those taxicabs in London and elsewhere popularly known as 'black cabs'