Meaning & use
hansom
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A two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage for two passengers, with the driver's seat raised behind.
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They hired a hansom to take them across town in Victorian London.
The novel opens with a hansom rattling through the fog-covered streets.
A note on using this word
The hansom cab is named after its English inventor, Joseph Hansom, who patented the design in 1834.
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