Wordwyrt

hackney

/ˈhækni/HAK-nee
/ˈhækni/HAK-nee

Meaningan ambling horse

Common meaning: a horse kept for hire

Other meanings: hence hack

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchhackeneye‘an’source
  2. Old Frenchhaquenéesource
  3. Middle Englishhakeneysource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsan → a horse kept for hirehackney‘a horse kept for hire’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Dutch hackeneye ‘an ambling horse’.

Roots

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