hackney

Example Sentences

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Someone showing a miniature pinscher wants to showcase the high-stepping hackney gait that is a hallmark of the breed.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Council chiefs in all 10 boroughs have signed up to minimum standards for private hire and hackney carriage drivers in the licensing process.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021

I live in London, where there is a centuries-old licensed hackney carriage trade.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2017

After a brief tussle with sedan chairs, horse-drawn hackney carriages ruled the streets for the best part of 300 years.

From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2016

He had some dreadful troubles trying to borrow horses from people, and finally ended up on a groom’s hackney, can tering after Galahad as fast as it could go.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White