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Hackney-coachman (Charles Dickens) 
A hackney coach-driver. A hackney coach would be similar to a modern taxi in that you would hire it to take you somewhere, unlike the coaches coming into London from the provinces, which stopped at only certain stations or inns. (Great Expectations)
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