Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hackney cab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: hack-ney -cab
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of hackney carriage, (historical) a carriage pulled by a hackney horse or a motorized vehicle available for public hire.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

hackney cabs (plural) hack cab (alternative)

Derived Forms

hacker

Synonyms

hackney carriage

Questions

What does hackney cab mean?: Synonym of hackney carriage, (historical) a carriage pulled by a hackney horse or a motorized vehicle available for public hire.

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