🐎hackney

noun
/ˈhæknɪ/

Meaning

a horse kept for ordinary riding or hire; also used for something overused or trite

Example Sentences

The old hackney was still pulling the carriage.

Example Expressions

hackneyed phrase

Synonyms

horse, carriage horse, cliché, trite expression

Antonyms

freshness, originality

Collocations

hackney carriage, hackney horse, hackneyed phrase, hackney expression

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