hansom
11hansom — 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 …
12hansom — /han seuhm/, n. 1. a low hung, two wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof. 2. any similar horse drawn vehicle. Also called… …
13hansom — noun A Hansom cab; a carriage. I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekylls house …
14hansom — han|som [ˈhænsəm] n also hansom .cab [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Joseph Hansom (1803 82), British architect who designed it] a small vehicle pulled by a horse which was used in the past as a taxi …
15hansom — [[t]hæ̱nsəm[/t]] hansoms N COUNT In former times, a hansom or a hansom cab was a horse drawn carriage with two wheels and a fixed hood …
16hansom — [ hans(ə)m] (also hansom cab) noun historical a two wheeled horse drawn cab with space for two inside, with the driver seated behind. Origin C19: named after the English architect Joseph A. Hansom, who patented it …
17Hansom — Han|som [ hænsəm], der; s, s [nach dem engl. Architekten J. A. Hansom (1803 1882)]: zweirädrige englische Kutsche mit zwei Sitzplätzen u. Verdeck, bei der sich der Kutschbock erhöht hinter den Sitzen befindet …
18Hansom — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is from the medieval given name Han(n) , which is usually a short form of Johan, from the Hebrew name Yochanan , meaning Jehovah has favoured (me with a son), or may… …
19Hansom — Han|som [ hɛnzəm, engl. hænsəm] der; s, s <nach dem engl. Erfinder J. A. Hansom, 1803 1882> zweirädrige engl. Kutsche mit zwei Sitzplätzen u. Verdeck, bei der sich der Kutschbock erhöht hinter den Sitzen befindet …
20hansom — han|som [ hænsəm ] or ,hansom cab noun count a covered vehicle with two wheels pulled by a horse, used in the past as a taxi …
