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hackney carriage

noun — 2 senses

hackney carriage

noun
1

UK, Historical A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.

2

UK, Formal Synonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.

  • It is clear the Tory party is on an ideological crusade against my industry. Its interference in London’s recent private hire review shows just how far the government will go to deregulate the UK hackney carriage trade.2016 February 9, Trevor Merralls, “Uber is no better than an old-fashioned gangmaster – so London’s cabbies are striking”, in The Guardian:

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