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Where does “haquenee” come from?

haquenee (Old French) comes from Middle English hakeney, from English Hackney.

haquenee (Old French): ambling mare for ladies

Definitions

  1. ambling mare for ladies

Ancestry of “haquenee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhakeneyA breed of small horse for riding upon ; a...
2EnglishHackney—
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