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hackney coach

noun

  1. a four-wheeled carriage having six seats and drawn by two horses.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hackney coach1

First recorded in 1615–25
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Example Sentences

“Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road.â€

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She moved to Paris just in time to witness King Louis XVI “in a hackney coach going to meet his death,†she wrote.

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Instead, there were thousands of hackney coaches pulled by horses.

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The hackney coaches moreover only ply till five o'clock, so if you go to a party at night, it costs you a scudo.

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When they were within a few yards of the door, a hackney coach passed them, and, turning, came to a stand before the house.

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