Hansom

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]


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  • hansom — UK [ˈhæns(ə)m] / US [ˈhænsəm] or hansom cab UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hansom : singular hansom plural hansoms a covered vehicle with two wheels pulled by a horse, used in the past as a taxi …   English dictionary

  • hansom — (also hansom cab) ► NOUN historical ▪ a two wheeled horse drawn cab with space for two inside, with the driver seated behind. ORIGIN named after the English architect Joseph A. Hansom (1803 82), who patented it …   English terms dictionary

  • hansom — two wheeled, two person cab, 1847, from James A. Hansom (1803 1882), English architect who designed such a vehicle c.1834 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hansom — (engl., spr. hännßöm), in England eine nach dem Erfinder benannte zweiräderige, leichte, ungedeckte, schnell fahrende Droschke mit nur zwei Sitzen. Der erhöhte Kutscherbock befindet sich im Rücken der Fahrgäste, mit denen der Kutscher durch eine… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hansom — (engl., spr. hännsŏm), nach dem Erfinder benannte zweiräderige Droschke mit zwei Sitzen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • hansom — hànsom m DEFINICIJA pov. engleska pokrivena kočija na 2 kotača, kočijaš je straga na visokom sjedalu ETIMOLOGIJA engl. prema graditelju kočije, engleskom arhitektu J. A. Hansomu (1803 1882) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • hansom — [19] The hansom cab, the taxi of the second half of the 19th century, was the brainchild of James Aloysius Hansom (1803– 82), an architect, whose other main claim to fame is that he designed Birmingham town hall. In 1834 he took out a patent for… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • hansom — [19] The hansom cab, the taxi of the second half of the 19th century, was the brainchild of James Aloysius Hansom (1803– 82), an architect, whose other main claim to fame is that he designed Birmingham town hall. In 1834 he took out a patent for… …   Word origins

  • hansom — n. (in full hansom cab) hist. a two wheeled horse drawn cab accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind. Etymology: J. A. Hansom, Engl. architect d. 1822, who designed it * * * hansom(e, sum obs. ff. handsome …   Useful english dictionary

  • hansom — noun Etymology: Joseph A. Hansom died 1882 English architect Date: 1847 a light 2 wheeled covered carriage with the driver s seat elevated behind called also hansom cab …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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