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Definition of Hackney coach
1. Noun. A carriage for hire.
Exact synonyms: Hackney, Hackney Carriage
Generic synonyms: Carriage, Equipage, Rig
Specialized synonyms: Four-wheeler, Remise
Generic synonyms: Carriage, Equipage, Rig
Specialized synonyms: Four-wheeler, Remise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hackney Coach
Literary usage of Hackney coach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1824)
"—I must get into a hackney coach !— If you should think—Call me a hackney ...
As I have no home, at present, except my hackney coach that I've sent for, ..."
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