hackney

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There are an estimated 2,000 hackney vehicles, 11,500 private hire vehicles and 18,600 drivers in the region.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021

I live in London, where there is a centuries-old licensed hackney carriage trade.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2017

“This hackney driver exhibited exemplary behavior and his honest deed should be recognized,” Police Commissioner William Evans said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2016

After a brief tussle with sedan chairs, horse-drawn hackney carriages ruled the streets for the best part of 300 years.

From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2016

“Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen