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hansom
noun
[ ˈhans(ə)m ]
• a two-wheeled horse-drawn cab accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind.
Origin:
mid 19th century: named after Joseph A. Hansom (1803–82), English architect, patentee of such a cab in 1834.
