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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Joseph Hansom (1803-82), British architect who designed it

hansom

 noun
     
Related topics: Bicycles, Carts, Horses
han‧som also hansom cab [countable]
TTB a small vehicle pulled by a horse which was used in the past as a taxi
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