hackney
31hackney — noun (plural hackneys) chiefly historical 1》 a light horse with a high stepping trot, used in harness. 2》 a horse drawn vehicle kept for hire. Origin ME: prob. from Hackney in East London, where horses were pastured …
32hackney — hack•ney [[t]ˈhæk ni[/t]] n. pl. neys, adj. v. 1) trs a carriage for hire; cab 2) dch a horse used for ordinary riding or driving 3) dch (cap.) one of an English breed of horses having a high stepping gait 4) let out, employed, or done for hire… …
33hackney — /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… …
34Hackney North (UK Parliament constituency) — Hackney North Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1885 (1885)–1950 (1950) …
35Hackney College — is a remarkably imprecise term. It is generally used, not wholly incorrectly, to refer to Hackney Community College, an institute of adult and further education in the London Borough of Hackney. This was, indeed, originally named Hackney College… …
36Hackney (parish) — Hackney was a parish in the ancient county of Middlesex. The parish church of St John at Hackney, was built in 1789, replacing the nearby former 16th century parish church dedicated to St Augustine (pulled down in 1798). The original tower of… …
37Hackney cheval — Hackney (cheval)  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Hackney.  Hackney …
38Hackney Downs — is an open space and a broader area in Lower Clapton, in the London Borough of Hackney; it is also the name of a local council ward. It borders on Stoke Newington to the west and Shacklewell to the south. Although part of Clapton, as a distinct… …
39Hackney Downs (ward) — Hackney Downs is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney, corresponding roughly to the Hackney Downs area of London, UK and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency.The ward returns three councillors every four years to… …
40Hackney Downs School — Hackney Downs School, was a comprehensive secondary school, located near Hackney Downs in the London Borough of Hackney.HistoryThe south side of Hackney Downs in London was once the site of the ill fated Hackney Downs School, controversially… …
