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A two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat up and behind the cab.

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Usage examples (37)
  • They hired a hansom cab to bring them from the church to the reception hall after the wedding.
  • She called a hansom and once more drove to her favorite
  • She called a hansom, drove to a post-office, and sent a telegram:
  • So I called a hansom, and she sank back in a corner with a little sigh of relief.
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  • The "handsome" (good-looking or attractive) handyman repaired the broken wheel on the "hansom" ( a horse-drawn carriage).
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