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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hackney \Hack"ney\, n.; pl {Hackneys}. [OE. haceney, hacenay cf F. haquen['e]e a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF also haquen['e]e, Sp hacanea OSp. facanea D. hakkenei also OF haque horse, Sp haca, OSp. faca; perh akin to E. hack to cut, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf {Hack} a horse, {Nag}.] 1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. --Chaucer. 2. A horse or pony kept for hire. 3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach. 4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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