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Noun: hackney carriage  'hak-nee'ker-ij [N. Amer], 'hak-nee'ka-rij [Brit]
Usage: Brit
  1. A carriage for hire
    "In Victorian London, hackney carriages were a common sight on the streets";
    - hackney, hackney coach

Derived forms: hackney carriages

Type of: carriage, equipage, rig

Encyclopedia: Hackney carriage