hack ‧ ney car ‧ riage /ˈhækni ˌkærɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Hackney ; ⇨ ↑ hackneyed ]
1 . a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi
2 . ( also hackney cab formal ) a taxi
hack ‧ ney car ‧ riage /ˈhækni ˌkærɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Hackney ; ⇨ ↑ hackneyed ]
1 . a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi
2 . ( also hackney cab formal ) a taxi
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012