[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hackney \hack"ney\ -ny^, n.; pl. hackneys -ni^z. oe.
   hakeney, hakenay; cf. f. haguen'ee a pacing horse, an
   ambling nag, of. also haquen'ee, sp. hacanea, osp. facanea,
   d. hakkenei, also of. haque horse, sp. haca, osp. faca; perh.
   akin to e. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting
   horse. cf. hack a horse, nag.
   1. a horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. a horse or pony kept for hire.
      1913 webster

   3. a carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
      1913 webster

   4. a hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
      1913 webster
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hackneys hack nag 

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