hackney

A noun that was once used to refer to a horse-drawn carriage for hire, or a horse of average quality used for riding or driving.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, которое раньше использовалось для обозначения наёмного конного экипажа или лошади среднего качества для верховой езды или упряжи.

1. Horse-drawn carriage C1 formal british

   A horse-drawn carriage used for public hire, especially in the past.

   • They took a hackney from the station to the hotel.
   • Hackney carriages were common in Victorian London.
   • The old hackney was beautifully restored for the parade.

   🇷🇺Наёмный экипаж

   Synonyms: cabhackhackney carriagehansom

2. Taxi or cab B2 formal british

   A vehicle for hire, especially a taxi licensed to operate in a specific area.

   • He flagged down a hackney at the airport.
   • The hackney driver knew the quickest route through the city.
   • London's black hackney cabs are famous worldwide.

   🇷🇺Такси

   Synonyms: cabhackhackney carriagetaxitaxicab

• hackneys plural form
• hackneys' possessive plural form
• hackney's possessive singular form