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   hack·ney

   /ˈhaknē/

   noun

   • 1. a horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness. historical
   • ▪ a horse-drawn vehicle kept for hire: historical "a hackney coach"

   Word Origin Middle English: probably from Hackney in East London, where horses were pastured. The term originally denoted an ordinary riding horse (as opposed to a war horse or draft horse), especially one available for hire: hence hackney carriage or coach, and the archaic verb hackney meaning ‘use (a horse) for ordinary riding’, later ‘make commonplace by overuse’ (see hackneyed).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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