\Han"som\, n., Hansom cab \Han"som cab`\ [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.