[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hansom \han"som\ ha^n"su^m, n., hansom cab \han"som cab`\
   ka^b`. from the name of the inventor.
   a light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's
   seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top.
   1913 webster

         he hailed a cruising hansom . . . " 'tis the gondola of
         london," said lothair.                   --beaconsfield.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cab \cab\ ka^b, n. abbrev. fr. cabriolet.
   1. a kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually
      a public vehicle. "a cab came clattering up." --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   note: a cab may have two seats at right angles to the
         driver's seat, and a door behind; or one seat parallel
         to the driver's, with the entrance from the side or
         front.
         1913 webster

   hansom cab. see hansom.
      1913 webster

   2. the covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer
      has his station. --knight.
      1913 webster
see also:
hansom cab hansom 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hansom cab
     n : a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's
         seat above and behind the passengers syn: hansom
see also:
hansom 

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