Found 2 items, similar to hansom.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hansom
hansom
n : a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's
seat above and behind the passengers [syn:
hansom cab]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hansom
Hansom
\Han"som\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m), n., Hansom cab
\Han"som cab`\
(k[a^]b`). [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.
[1913 Webster]
He hailed a cruising hansom . . .
“ 'Tis the gondola
of London,” said Lothair. --Beaconsfield.
[1913 Webster]