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hansom

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han·som  (hnsm)
n.
A two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind. Also called hansom cab.
[After Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-1882), British architect.]
hansom [ˈhænsəm]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (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
[short for hansom cab, named after its designer J. A. Hansom (1803-82)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hansomhansom - a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
hansom cab
carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
Translations
hansom [ˈhænsəm] N → cabriolé m (con pescante trasero)
hansom [ˈhænsəm] n (also hansom cab) → fiacre m
hansom
n → (zweirädriger) Einspänner, Hansom m


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They called a hansom, and she told the driver where to go.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Do you know, Alexander,"-- Mainhall looked with perplexity up into the top of the hansom and rubbed his pink cheek with his gloved finger,--"do you know, I sometimes think of taking to criticism seriously myself.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
Carfry's--London's a desert at this season, and you've made yourself much too beautiful," Archer said to May, who sat at his side in the hansom so spotlessly splendid in her sky-blue cloak edged with swansdown that it seemed wicked to expose her to the London grime.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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