hansom
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
any similar horse-drawn vehicle.
Origin of hansom
1- Also called hansom cab .
Words Nearby hansom
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How to use hansom in a sentence
Then, as Jessie had confidently anticipated, another figure emerged as if from the door of the garden and hailed the other hansom.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteWith a grin the cabman touched his cap, the door banged, and the hansom set off as if the fare were in a breakneck hurry.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteI immediately took a hansom to Maxwell's rooms, to find that he had gone to Paris in a great hurry.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteHis first move was to take a hansom and go down to the office of the Mercury and there ask for Mr. Hunt.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteHe made some remark about the beauty of the night, and a minute later he was bowling back in a hansom to Merehaven House.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
British Dictionary definitions for hansom
/ (ˈhænsəm) /
(sometimes capital) a two-wheeled one-horse carriage with a fixed hood. The driver sits on a high outside seat at the rear: Also called: hansom cab
Origin of hansom
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