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hackney

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hackney/ˈhakni/

▶noun (pl. hackneys) chiefly historical

1 a light horse with a high-stepping trot, used in harness.

2 a horse-drawn vehicle kept for hire.

– origin ME: prob. from Hackney in East London, where horses were pastured.

'hackney' also found in these Oxford entries:

fly - hack - hackney carriage - hackneyed

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