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 quotation.
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Had I so lavish of my presence been,
So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. --Shak.
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2. To carry in a hackney coach. --Cowper.
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