- Cabriolet (carriage)
A cabriolet is a light, two-wheeled
carriage drawn by a single horse, with a folding hood, seating two people facing forward, one of whom is the driver. [ [http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-cabriolet.htm What is a Cabriolet?] wiseGEEK.] It has a large rigid apron, gracefully upward-curving shafts, and usually a rear platform between the C springs for a groom. The design was developed inFrance in the early nineteenth century and quickly replaced the heavierhackney carriage as thevehicle for hire of choice inParis andLondon .The "cab" of taxi-
cab or "hansom cab " is a shortening of "cabriolet". Other types of horse-drawn cab include:*" Araba" or "aroba": used in Turkey and neighboring countries
*"Araña": Mexican, two-wheeled
*"Bounder": four-wheeled
*"Gharry " or "gharri": used especially in India
*"Minibus": light carriage, usually with a rear door and seats for four passengers; formerly used as a cab
*"Two-wheeler": two-wheeled cab or hansomOne who drives a horse-drawn cab for hire is called a "cabdriver" [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/32/C0003200.html Cabdriver. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.] ] or "jehu". [ [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/jehu Jehu - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary] ] A "cab horse" or "cabber" is used for drawing a cab.
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Cabriolet (automobile) References
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