| n. | 1. | A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. |
| 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. | |
| a. | 1. | Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; |
| v. t. | 1. | To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; |
| 2. | To carry in a hackney coach. |
| Noun | 1. | hackney - a carriage for hire Synonyms: hackney carriage, hackney coach |
| 2. | hackney - a compact breed of harness horse |