hansom : Idioms & Phrases

Index

hansom cab

  • noun a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
    hansom.
WordNet
Han"som, Han"som cab` noun (Also<
  • Hansom
  • Hansom cab
)
Etymology
From the name of the inventor.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Webster 1913