	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Feb 10, 2010
Skip Navigation Home Black History Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Dictionary

hack•ney

Pronunciation: (hak'nē), [key]
—n., pl. -neys,
—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.
let out, employed, or done for hire.

—v.t.
1. to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
2. to use as a hackney.