"hackney" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhækni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hackney.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ækni Etymology: From Middle English hakeney, from the placename Hackney (formerly a town; now a borough of London), used for grazing horses before sale, from Old English Hacan īeġ (“Haca's Island”, literally “Hook's Island”). The Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), Latinized in England to hakeneius, is originally from the English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hakeney}} Middle English hakeney, {{m|en|Hackney}} Hackney, {{gl|formerly a town; now a borough of London}} (formerly a town; now a borough of London), {{der|en|ang|Hacan īeġ|lit=Hook's Island|t=Haca's Island}} Old English Hacan īeġ (“Haca's Island”, literally “Hook's Island”), {{cog|fro|haquenee|haquenée|t=ambling mare for ladies}} Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), {{m|la|hakeneius}} hakeneius Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hackney (not comparable)
  1. Offered for hire. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Offered for hire): наемен (naemen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-adj-s4OWGD7l Disambiguation of 'Offered for hire': 97 3
  2. (figuratively) Much used; trite; mean. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Translations (Much used): batido (Portuguese), trivial (Portuguese), banal (Portuguese), corriqueiro (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-adj-LEaPOkdb Disambiguation of 'Much used': 3 97

Noun

IPA: /ˈhækni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hackney.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hackneys [plural]
Rhymes: -ækni Etymology: From Middle English hakeney, from the placename Hackney (formerly a town; now a borough of London), used for grazing horses before sale, from Old English Hacan īeġ (“Haca's Island”, literally “Hook's Island”). The Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), Latinized in England to hakeneius, is originally from the English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hakeney}} Middle English hakeney, {{m|en|Hackney}} Hackney, {{gl|formerly a town; now a borough of London}} (formerly a town; now a borough of London), {{der|en|ang|Hacan īeġ|lit=Hook's Island|t=Haca's Island}} Old English Hacan īeġ (“Haca's Island”, literally “Hook's Island”), {{cog|fro|haquenee|haquenée|t=ambling mare for ladies}} Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), {{m|la|hakeneius}} hakeneius Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hackney (countable and uncountable, plural hackneys)
  1. (archaic) An ordinary horse. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (ordinary horse): hevonen (Finnish), Gaul (German), Klepper (German)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-noun-~UhPs33o Disambiguation of 'ordinary horse': 85 0 8 7 0 0
  2. A carriage for hire or a cab. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (carriage for hire or a cab): наемна кола (english: naemna kola) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vossikka (Finnish), fiakro (Ido)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-noun-MgGWQZ4a Disambiguation of 'carriage for hire or a cab': 0 90 1 2 5 2
  3. A horse used to ride or drive. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (horse used to ride or drive): наемен кон (naemen kon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ratsuhevonen (Finnish), ratsu (english: to ride) (Finnish), ajohevonen (english: to drive) (Finnish), haquenée (French), Karrengaul (english: to haul a wagon) (German)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-noun-Bi3M1KgB Disambiguation of 'horse used to ride or drive': 3 1 89 4 1 1
  4. A breed of English horse. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Carriages Categories (lifeform): Horse breeds Translations (breed of English horse): hackney (Finnish), hackney (French)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-noun-skLhGE7E Disambiguation of Carriages: 9 11 1 10 5 19 12 15 8 4 6 Disambiguation of Horse breeds: 7 11 7 3 11 22 10 14 9 4 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 4 37 23 32 Disambiguation of 'breed of English horse': 3 1 4 88 1 2
  5. (archaic) A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (hired drudge; hireling; prostitute): vosu (english: prostitute) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-noun-9bp7gfl5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 4 37 23 32 Disambiguation of 'hired drudge; hireling; prostitute': 0 5 2 2 84 7
  6. (archaic, uncountable) Inferior writing; literary hackwork. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-noun-oLkg0a6r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 4 37 23 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hack, hackney cab, hackney carriage, hackneyed, hackney writer

Verb

IPA: /ˈhækni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hackney.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hackneys [present, singular, third-person], hackneying [participle, present], hackneyed [participle, past], hackneyed [past]
Rhymes: -ækni Etymology: From Middle English hakeney, from the placename Hackney (formerly a town; now a borough of London), used for grazing horses before sale, from Old English Hacan īeġ (“Haca's Island”, literally “Hook's Island”). The Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), Latinized in England to hakeneius, is originally from the English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hakeney}} Middle English hakeney, {{m|en|Hackney}} Hackney, {{gl|formerly a town; now a borough of London}} (formerly a town; now a borough of London), {{der|en|ang|Hacan īeġ|lit=Hook's Island|t=Haca's Island}} Old English Hacan īeġ (“Haca's Island”, literally “Hook's Island”), {{cog|fro|haquenee|haquenée|t=ambling mare for ladies}} Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), {{m|la|hakeneius}} hakeneius Head templates: {{en-verb}} hackney (third-person singular simple present hackneys, present participle hackneying, simple past and past participle hackneyed)
  1. (transitive) To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use. Tags: transitive Translations (to make uninteresting or trite by frequent use): 使い古す (tsukaifurusu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-verb-75cVZEpY Disambiguation of 'to make uninteresting or trite by frequent use': 85 15 0
  2. (transitive) To use as a hackney. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-verb-SuttaKqW
  3. (transitive) To carry in a hackney coach. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hackney-en-verb-K3nkYKef

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hackney meaning in English (13.2kB)

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        "To carry in a hackney coach."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To carry in a hackney coach."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhækni/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ækni"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hackney.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hackney.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hackney.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hackney.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsukaifurusu",
      "sense": "to make uninteresting or trite by frequent use",
      "word": "使い古す"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hackney"
}
{
  "called_from": "translations/382",
  "msg": "no language name in translation item: Droschke, Mietkutsche; Austrian German: Fiaker",
  "path": [
    "hackney"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "hackney",
  "trace": ""
}

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