Hackney-coach

  • 21coach — I noun 1) an air conditioned coach shuttled us to the casino Syn: bus, minibus; dated omnibus 2) chiefly Brit. a railroad coach Syn: car, carriage, wagon, compartment, van, Pullman …

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  • 22coach — n 1. stagecoach, carriage, phaeton, landau, brougham, surrey, cabriolet, coupe, victoria, barouche, four wheeler, hackney, U.S. rockaway, buggy; gig, calash, curricle, chaise, tilbury; bus, mo torcoach, omnibus; sedan, car, vehicle, conveyance;… …

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  • 23hackney — hack·ney || hæknɪ n. hired coach; taxi; horse used to draw a carriage; riding horse …

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  • 24Glass coach — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… …

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  • 25Crown Coach Corporation — Industry Transportation Fate Defunct Founded Los Angeles, California (1904 …

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  • 26Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers — The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. An organisation of Coachmakers and Wheelwrights petitioned for incorporation in 1630. The petition was granted almost fifty years …

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  • 27Post hackney — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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  • 28Post coach — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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  • 29Hackneyed — Hackney Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or… …

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  • 30Hackneying — Hackney Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or… …

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