han|som «HAN suhm», noun, or hansom cab,
a two-wheeled cab for two passengers, drawn by one horse. The driver sits on a seat high up behind the cab, and the reins pass over the roof. »
He hailed a cruising hansom…“'Tis the gondola of London,” said Lothair (Benjamin Disraeli).
╂[< Joseph A. Hansom, 1803-82, a British architect and early designer of such cabs]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.