vt to carry in a hackney coach.
2. hackney ·noun a horse or pony kept for hire.
3. hackney ·noun a hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
4. hackney ·noun a horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
5. hackney ·noun a carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
6. hackney ·adj let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.
7. hackney ·vt 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.