Hackney — Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hackneyed — Hackney Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hackney — I. noun (plural hackneys) Etymology: Middle English hakeney Date: 14th century 1. a. a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving b. a trotting horse used chiefly for driving c. often capitalized any of an English breed of rather compact… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Belgian Shepherd Tervuren — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = A Tervuren name = Belgian Shepherd Tervuren altname = Belgian Tervuren Chien de Berger Belge country = Belgium fcistd = http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci 015.htm fcinum = 015 fcigroup = 1 fcisection =… … Wikipedia
hackney — /ˈhækni/ (say haknee) noun (plural hackneys) 1. a horse for ordinary riding or driving. 2. Obsolete a horse kept for hire. 3. a carriage kept for hire. –adjective 4. let out, employed, or done for hire. –verb (t) (hackneyed, hackneying) 5. to… …
