hackney carriage

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• hackney carriage — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the official term for a taxi …   English terms dictionary

• 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 — noun a carriage for hire • Syn: ↑hackney, ↑hackney coach • Hypernyms: ↑carriage, ↑equipage, ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑four wheeler, ↑remise …   Useful 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 — /ˈhækni kærɪdʒ/ (say haknee karij) noun any carriage or vehicle which plies for hire, originally horse drawn …  

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

• hackney carriage — (England) taxicab …   English contemporary dictionary

• hackney carriage — noun Brit. the official term for a taxi …   English new terms dictionary

• hackney-carriage — …   Useful english dictionary