Situated in hipster Hackney, the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History opens to the public on Wednesday.
Dodo Bones and Kylie’s Poo: Inside London’s Strangest New Museum|Liza Foreman|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A rather wonderful tribute to Joan Rivers greeted commuters at Hackney Wick Overground station in London this morning.
London Transport's Cheeky Tribute to Joan Rivers|Tom Sykes|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Commuters at Hackney Wick greeted by fond tribute to the late comedienne.
London Transport's Cheeky Tribute to Joan Rivers|Tom Sykes|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Hackney, Taylor Bickford has mostly worked to get Republicans elected.
Can Dems Ride Pot High to Victory?|Alexandra Gutierrez|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are involved in a super PAC trying to help [Republican Senate contender] Dan Sullivan beat Mark Begich,” says Hackney.
Can Dems Ride Pot High to Victory?|Alexandra Gutierrez|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hackney coaches, and chariots, on the same principle as those used in London, are established here.
Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1|Thomas Dugdale
He saved money, and afterwards purchased a hackney coach, which he himself drove.
The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812|James Blake Bailey
Not one, save the hackney carman, who evidently did not know him.
Sir Jasper Carew|Charles James Lever
Fielding said of himself that he had no choice but to be a hackney writer or a hackney coachman for a living.
Genius in Sunshine and Shadow|Maturin Murray Ballou
His Majesty had had quite enough of going down in hackney coaches to carry revolutions.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
British Dictionary definitions for hackney (1 of 2)
hackney
/ (ˈhæknɪ) /
noun
a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
a coach or carriage that is for hire
(as modifier)a hackney carriage
a popular term for hack 2 (def. 1)
verb
(tr; usually passive)to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use
Derived forms of hackney
hackneyism, noun
Word Origin for hackney
C14: probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse
British Dictionary definitions for hackney (2 of 2)
Hackney
/ (ˈhæknɪ) /
noun
a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop: 208 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles)