<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Also called hackney coach: a carriage or coach for hire; cab.</li><li>a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like.</li><li>a horse used for ordinary riding or driving.</li><li>(initial capital letter) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>let out, employed, or done for hire.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object): to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.</li><li>to use as a hackney.</li></ul>