The signboard for the Clarence pub, featuring a carriage that looks close to a Hackney coach, the standard cab of horse drawn London. This name is derived from the London burough of Hackney, where the taxi license bureau was located. This is the origin of the term Hack, when used to describe a cab, and is used in cities such as Boston as the oficial term for taxis and their licenses. It is also the source of the term hackneyed, meaning worn out or overused, as many horse drawn cabs were in this state.
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