HACKNEY (3)

hackney (3). Hackney, a. common, let for hire

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Hack″ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackneyed (–nĭd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackneying.] 1. 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
Had I so lavish of my presence been, So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. Shak. 2. 2. To carry in a hackney coach. Cowper.