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hackney carriage

noun [C]
 
 
/ˌhæk.niˈkær.ɪdʒ/ US  /-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
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