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hackney(2) (iou) and training, transfer of (sh)


hackney(2) (iou)



hackney verb. ['hakni] Now rare exc. as HACKNEYED ppl adjective. L16.
[from HACKNEY noun.]
verb trans. Use (a horse) for ordinary riding. Cf. HACK verb2 3. Long dial. L16.
verb trans. Make trite or commonplace by overuse. (Foll. by out, about.) L16.
b. verb intrans. Make experienced in or (esp. excessively) familiar with. M18.
c. Make vulgar or indelicate. L18-E19.
verb trans. & intrans. Hasten, hurry. E17-L18.
verb trans. Let out for hire. E17-M18.

training, transfer of (sh)




In psychology, the effect of having learned one activity on an individual's execution of Other activities.

Positive transfer occurs when a previously acquired skill enhances one's performance of a new one. Negative transfer occurs when the previously acquired skill impairs one's attempt to master the new one.