hackney

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An ordinary horse.
2. 2
   A carriage for hire or a cab.
3. 3
   A horse used to ride or drive.
4. 4
   A breed of English horse.
5. 5
   A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
6. 6
   Inferior writing; literary hackwork.

Adjective

1. 1
   Offered for hire.
2. 2
   Much used; trite; mean.

Verb

1. 1
   To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
2. 2
   To use as a hackney.
3. 3
   To carry in a hackney coach.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A London borough in Greater London, England, where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
2. 2
   A town in eastern London, England, within this borough (OS grid ref TQ3584).
3. 3
   An English habitational surname from Old English.
4. 4
   One of several breeds of compact English horses: see hackney
5. 5
   (means of transportation): see hackney.