hackney carriage
noun [C] /ˌhæk.niˈkær.ɪdʒ/
/-ˈker-/ Definition
› UK formal (also hackney cab) a taxiCars › UK a carriage pulled by a horse that can be rented with a driver for making short journeys, used especially in the pastCarriages and carts
(Definition of hackney carriage noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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