— hackneyism , n.
/hak"nee/ , n. , pl. hackneys , adj. , v.
n.
1. Also called hackney coach . a carriage or coach for hire; cab.
2. a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like.
3. a horse used for ordinary riding or driving.
4. ( cap. ) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait.
adj.
5. let out, employed, or done for hire.
v.t.
6. to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
7. to use as a hackney.
[ 1300-50; ME hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England ]