[ noun ] a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers <noun.artifact>
Hansom \Han"som\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m), n., Hansom cab \Han"som cab`\ (k[a^]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.
He hailed a cruising hansom . . . `` 'Tis the gondola of London,'' said Lothair. --Beaconsfield.