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Word: Hackney
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: probably from Hackney in East London, where horses were pastured. The term originally denoted an ordinary riding horse (as opposed to a war horse or draught horse), especially one available for hire: hence hackney carriage or coach, and the archaic verb hackney meaning ‘use (a horse) for ordinary riding’, later ‘make commonplace by overuse’ (see hackneyed)
ˈhakni
a horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness.
Short Definition:horse or pony of light breed with high-stepping trot, used in harness
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