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Hansom

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Hansom cab. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

    "I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekyll's house."

  2. 2
    a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers wordnet

Etymology

From Hann + -son.

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