hansom

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

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

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Synonyms

2 noun · a two-wheeled horse-drawn... hansom cab

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hansom cab
a covered two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the driver seated high behind the passengers

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Hann + -son.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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