Definitions for: Hansom


[n] a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers



Webster (1913) Definition: Han"som, n., Hansom cab Han"som cab` [From the name
of the inventor.]
A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's
seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top.

He hailed a cruising hansom . . . `` 'Tis the gondola
of London,'' said Lothair. --Beaconsfield.

Synonyms: hansom cab

See Also: carriage, equipage, rig

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