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Hackney carriage

noun

/ˈhæk.ni ˈkær.ɪdʒ/

Meaning

A taxi; a car licensed to carry passengers for hire

I called a hackney carriage to get to the airport.

taxi, cab, taxicab

licensed hackney carriage, hackney carriage driver, call a hackney carriage

a female sheep

a raised level surface on which people or things can stand

a large predatory freshwater fish with an elongated body and snake-like head

the beak of a bird, especially when it is broad and flat

Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.

A very steep cliff or a situation of great danger.