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What has Hackney got to do with taxis (carriages)?
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From Wikipedia:
"The name hackney derives not from the borough of Hackney in London, but from the French word haquen�e (an ambling horse or hack) referring to the horses which pulled the original carriages. The word hackney came subsequently to denote "for hire"."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_carriage
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"The name hackney derives not from the borough of Hackney in London, but from the French word haquen�e (an ambling horse or hack) referring to the horses which pulled the original carriages. The word hackney came subsequently to denote "for hire"."
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_carriage
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