hansom C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈhænsəm/ See IPA manual Homophones handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ Freq #55481 Meanings 1 noun Ellipsis of Hansom cab. I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekyll's house. 2 noun a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a two-wheeled horse-drawn... hansom cab Common collocations hansom cab Noun + noun Etymology From Hann + -son. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hansom **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhænsəm/ **Frequency rank:** 55481 ## Meanings 1. Ellipsis of Hansom cab. 2. a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers ## Examples - I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekyll's house. ## Etymology From Hann + -son. ## Topics - Animals markdown