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How to pronounce hackney in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hackney carriage, hackney coach
Type of carriage, equipage, rig
Has types four-wheeler, remise
Type Words
Type of harness horse

Examples of hackney

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Hackney, in east London, was the scene of the first of Monday night's clashes.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Hackney and Smiley Hollow roads both had residents moved from low lying areas.
From the tennessean.com
This isn't about a long winded story a concerning abuses in the hackney trade.
From the bostonherald.com
Hackney is one of two seniors from Leesburg that failed their reading FCATs.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Hackney said the FCAT reading passages were boring and could not hold his attention.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Hackney Wick in particular is a neighbourhood rich with community and cultural life.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hackney council says it has no plans to secure accommodation outside London.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hackney said he expects to see changes at the top of the probation system.
From the newsobserver.com
Hackney was third in the House two years ago, when he was majority leader.
From the newsobserver.com
More examples
  • A carriage for hire
  • A compact breed of harness horse
  • The Hackney was a marque of microcar which seated one adult or two children, built in the mid-to-later 1950s by the Gordon W. Morton Company of High Point Road in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • Hackney was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1894. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Hackney District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen. ...
  • The Hackney Horse is a recognized breed of horse that was developed in Great Britain. A stud book has been maintained for this breed since 1883 by the Hackney Horse Society, which has its headquarters in Norwich, England. ...
  • The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North London, ''The London Plan (Greater London Authority, 2008) accessed 13 November 2009 and forms part of inner London.
  • Hackney was a parish in the historic 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). ...
  • Hackney was a two seat constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom created under the Representation of the People Act, 1867 from the division of the county constituency of Middlesex and reformed under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 as Hackney North, ...
  • (Hackneys) Hackney's is a chain of Irish family restaurants and bars located in the Chicago suburbs and the city.