How to pronounce hackney
American English pronunciation
HAK-nee
- IPA
- /ˈhækni/
- Syllables
- HAK · nee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hackney means
A horse or carriage kept for hire
In a sentence: In old London, a traveler could wave down a hackney to ride across town.
Where it comes from: It probably comes from Hackney, once a village near London. Its meadows were used for grazing horses before they were sold.
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