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hackney carriages

hackney carriages is the plural of hackney carriage.

Meaning of hackney carriage

Noun

hackney carriage (plural hackney carriages)

  1. (UK, historical) A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
  2. (UK, formal) Synonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
    • It is clear the Tory party is on an ideological crusade against my industry. Its interference in London’s recent private hire review shows just how far the government will go to deregulate the UK hackney carriage trade.2016 February 9, Trevor Merralls, “Uber is no better than an old-fashioned gangmaster – so London’s cabbies are striking”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    black cab

Questions about hackney carriages

What is hackney carriages the plural of?
Hackney carriages is the plural of hackney carriage.

Words near hackney carriages in the dictionary

  1. hackney
  2. Hackney Bottom
  3. hackney cab
  4. hackney cabs
  5. hackney carriage
  6. hackney carriages
  7. Hackney Downs
  8. hackney writer
  9. hackney writers
  10. hackneyed
  11. hackneyedness

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