Usually means: Licensed taxis for public hire.
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  1. hackney carriages: Vocabulary.com
  2. hackney carriages: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. hackney carriages: Wiktionary
  4. Hackney carriages: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See hackney_carriage as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hackney carriage)

noun:  (British, chiefly historical) A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
noun:  (British, formal) Synonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
▸ Also see hackney_carriage


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