hackney
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Synonyms: hockney, hackley, hackey
Antonyms: hockney, hackley, hackey
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Proper noun
- {{place|en|London borough|in|co/Greater London|cc/England}}, where once upon a time many horses were [[pasture]]d.
- {{place|en|town|in eastern|city/London|cc/England}}, within this borough {{q|[[OS]] grid ref TQ3584}}.
- {{surname|en|English habitational|from=Old English}}.
- One of several [[breed]]s of compact English [[horse]]s: see {{m|en|hackney}}
- {{lb|en|in compounds}} (means of transportation): see {{m|en|hackney}}.
Noun
- {{lb|en|countable|archaic|or|historical}} A [[horse#Noun|horse]] [[suitable]] for [[ride#Verb|riding]]; specifically, a [[strong#Adjective|strong]] [[medium-sized]] horse with a [[high-stepping]] [[trot#Noun|trot]], often [[use#Verb|used]] in [[harness#Noun|harness]] [[competition]]s; also, such horses [[collectively]] as a [[breed#Noun|breed]].
- {{lb|en|by extension|countable|historical}}
- {{lb|en|figurative}}
Adjective
- {{lb|en|archaic}} {{synonym of|en|hackneyed|t=of [[speech#Noun|speech]] or [[writing#Noun|writing]], a [[phrase#Noun|phrase]], etc.: [[uninteresting]] and [[unoriginal#Adjective|unoriginal]] from being [[repeat#Verb|repeated]] too [[often#Adverb|often]]}}.
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[commonplace#Adjective|Commonplace]], [[usual#Adjective|usual]]; also, [[frequent#Adjective|frequent]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}}
- {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}}
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