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| at stud |
for hire for breeding, as a stallion. |
| book |
to hire, esp. entertainers. [1/13 definitions] |
| cabdriver |
the driver of a taxicab or horse-drawn carriage for public hire. |
| charter |
a contract to hire a bus, airplane, or ship for the use of a group or a person. [2/4 definitions] |
| employ |
to provide work for or get services from in exchange for payment; hire. [1/2 definitions] |
| engage |
to get or use the service of someone; hire. [1/3 definitions] |
| featherbed |
to hire or require the hiring of more employees than are needed or limit the production of each, or to be hired as a result of such an arrangement. |
| featherbedding |
the practice, or an instance, of requiring an employer to hire more workers than necessary, or of restricting the production of workers. |
| hack2 |
to hire out, as a horse. [3/10 definitions] |
| hackney |
for hire; hired. [1/4 definitions] |
| in stud |
for hire for breeding, as a stallion. |
| livery |
a stable where horses and horse-drawn vehicles for hire are kept; livery stable. [1/4 definitions] |
| post horse |
a horse kept at a post house or inn for exchange with tired horses brought by mail couriers or stagecoaches or for hire to travelers. |
| rehire |
combined form of hire. |
| retain |
to have the services of; hire. [1/3 definitions] |
| take on |
to hire. [1/5 definitions] |
| whorehouse |
an establishment where prostitutes are for hire; brothel; house of prostitution. |
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