- Carryall
A carryall is a type of
carriage used in theUnited States in the 19th century. It is a light, four-wheeledvehicle , usually drawn by a singlehorse and with seats for four or morepassenger s. The word is derived by folk etymology from the French "carriole ".The name carryall was later used for a passenger
automobile having a closed body and two facing seats along the sides. More recently, automobile manufacturers have employed the term to refer to largersport utility vehicles . These vehicles hadstation wagon -like bodies onlight truck chassis. TheGMC Suburban (now called theYukon XL ) was once known as the "GMC Carryall Suburban".In
Canada , the term "carryall" is often also used to refer to a type ofsleigh . It is about 4 m (13 ft) long and 0.5 m (1.5 ft) wide, fitted with a canvas or hide container. It is pulled by dogs or asnowmobile . It is used principally bytrapper s andhunter s to transportpeople and goods.The term is also used for a carrier with a scraperlike self-loading device drawn by a tractor, pushed by a bulldozer or self-propelled. It is used especially for hauling earth and crushed rock. It is also used to refer to a type of bag, normally smaller then a purse but with the same strap design that in culture can be carried by both sexes (but is often considered metrosexual).
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