hansom, hansom cab
(noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver’s seat above and behind the passengers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hansom (plural hansoms)
(historical) A Hansom cab; a carriage
• Homans, Hosman, Monash, man hos
Hansom
A patronymic surname.
• Homans, Hosman, Monash, man hos
Source: Wiktionary
Han"som, n., Han"som cab` (. Etym: [From the name of the inventor.]
Definition: A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top. He hailed a cruising hansom . . . " 'Tis the gondola of London," said Lothair. Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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