Hanway Yard
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
It is said to have been painted by Hogarth, and shows a man carrying a woman and a lot of other impedimenta on his back.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Hanway Yard” mean?
It is said to have been painted by Hogarth, and shows a man carrying a woman and a lot of other impedimenta on his back.
Is “Hanway Yard” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.