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hackney in Japanese

hackney in Japanese is 使い古す — hackney means a carriage, cab, or vehicle available for public hire.

hackney in Japanese

使い古す
verb
Pronounced: tsukaifurusu
(transitive) To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.

What does "hackney" mean?

  1. noun A carriage, cab, or vehicle available for public hire.
    "They hailed a hackney to take them across town."
  2. adjective Made dull or unoriginal through overuse; hackneyed.
    "The speech was full of hackney phrases about "thinking outside the box.""
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hackney in a sentence

  • They hailed a hackney to take them across town.
  • The speech was full of hackney phrases about "thinking outside the box."

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What is "hackney" in Japanese?

"hackney" in Japanese is 使い古す. hackney means: A carriage, cab, or vehicle available for public hire.

How do you pronounce 使い古す?

"hackney" in Japanese is 使い古す, pronounced "tsukaifurusu".

How do you use "hackney" in a sentence?

Example: "They hailed a hackney to take them across town." In Japanese, "hackney" is 使い古す.

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