hackney carriage cab

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• Hackney carriage — | | |A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab or hack ) is a carriage or automobile kept for hire. [ [http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/hackney Definition of hackney by the Online Dictionary from Datasegment.com] ] A livery… …   Wikipedia

• hackney carriage — UK [ˈhæknɪ ˌkærɪdʒ] / US [ˈhæknɪ ˌkerɪdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms hackney carriage : singular hackney carriage plural hackney carriages British 1) hackney carriage or hackney cab very formal a taxi 2) a carriage that was used as a taxi in the …   English dictionary

• hackney carriage — hack|ney car|riage [ˈhækni ˌkærıdʒ] n BrE [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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hackney carriage — noun (C) BrE also hackney coach AmE 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

• hackney carriage — noun The official name for a traditional London style taxi; a black cab …   Wiktionary

• Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers — The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Fellowship of Hackney Carriage Drivers was recognised by the City of London Corporation in 1990, and became a Livery Company in 2004. The …   Wikipedia

• hackney cab — hackney cab, hackney carriage or hackney coach noun 1. Formerly, any horse drawn vehicle serving as a taxi 2. (only hackney carriage) the official term used to describe a usu black London style taxi • • • Main Entry: ↑hackney …   Useful english dictionary

• hackney coach — noun a carriage for hire • Syn: ↑hackney, ↑hackney carriage • Hypernyms: ↑carriage, ↑equipage, ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑four wheeler, ↑remi …   Useful english dictionary

• cab — noun Syn: taxi, taxi cab; Brit. minicab, hackney carriage; N.Amer. hack …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• cab — [n] car for hire carriage, hack, hackney, jitney, taxi, taxicab, tourist car; concept 505 …   New thesaurus

• hackney — 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.)… …   Universalium