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hackney carriage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
hack-ney -car-riage
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.

British usage

noun

Synonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.

British usage; Formal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

hackney carriages (plural)

Synonyms

hack cab hackney cab black cab hackney hackney coach

Questions

What does hackney carriage mean?
A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.

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