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Topic: BICYCLES, CARTS, HORSES

Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Hackney; HACKNEYED

hackney carriage

 noun
     
hack‧ney car‧riage [countable] British English
1TTB a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi
2 also hackney cab formalTTC a taxi
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