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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 794 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HACKNEY (from Fr. haquenee,
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Lat. equus, an ambling horse or
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mare, especially for ladies to ride; the
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English " hack " is simply an abbreviation)
  , originally a
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riding-horse . At the
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present day, however, the hackney (as opposed to a thorough-bred) is bred for driving as well as riding (see HORSE: Breeds) . From the hiring-out of hackneys, the word came to be associated with employment for hire (so " a hack," as a general
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term for " drudge "), especially in combination, e.g. hackney-chair, hackney-coach, hackney-boat . The hackney-coach, a coach with four wheels and two horses, was a form of hired public
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conveyance (see
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CARRIAGE) .

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