Hackney (-n&ybreve_;), n.; pl. Hackneys (-n&ibreve_;z). [OE. hakeney, hakenay; cf. F. haguenée a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also haquenée, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh. akin to E. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. Hack a horse, Nag.] 1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. Chaucer.
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2. A horse or pony kept for hire.
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3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
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4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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Hackney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackneyed (-n&ibreve_;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackneying.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
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Had I so lavish of my presence been,
So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. Shak.
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2. To carry in a hackney coach. Cowper.
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London Borough of Hackney - Home Page This site has been created by the London Borough of Hackney. The site provides access to information and online requests about the priority services delivered by the council and ... www.hackney.gov.uk

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Hackney Plus: Northeast London online - Hackney links ... A web guide to Hackney. This directory features links to web resources in and around the London Borough of Hackney, London, UK. If you'd like a link to your web site included ... www.hackney.co.uk

Hackney Gazette Online version of the print newspaper. www.hackneygazette.co.uk

Hackney Where? 'Hackney Where' is an interactive map covering the London Borough of Hackney. It is based around a search of properties within Hackney and displays location based information ... www.map.hackney.gov.uk

London Libraries Consortium Library Catalogue Hackney (HACK) Havering (HAV) Newham (NEW) Redbridge (RED) Richmond Upon Thames (RIC) Tower Hamlets (TH) Waltham Forest (WF) Wandsworth (WAN) library.hackney.gov.uk

Hackney Free & Parochial Secondary School Hackney Free and Parochial Secondary Church of England School is a Voluntary Aided School, with a Sports College status. www.hackneyfree.hackney.sch.uk

London Cycling Campaign in Hackney London Cycling Campaign - one of the LCC's biggest local groups, in the borough where cycling is becoming second nature. www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk

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Nightingale Primary School Nightingale school is a one form entry school which means that we have only one class in each year group and so we are a very small school who pride ourselves on our warm and ... www.nightingale.hackney.sch.uk

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