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hansom (cab) definition

han·som (cab) (han′səm)

noun

a 19th-cent. two-wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver's seat is above and behind the cab

Etymology: after J. A. Hansom (1803-82), Eng architect & inventor, who designed it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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