Cariole

'''Cariole''' and '''carriole''' are names used for several different horse-drawn vehicles, including a Norwegian cart, a French cart, and a Canadian sleigh. The name is French in origin; however, the vehicles vary significantly.{{r|nyt}} The similarly sounding '''carryall''' is a New England term for a type of four-wheeled carriage.

== Cariole — Norwegian cart ==

thumb|Norwegian cariole The Norwegian cariole is a very narrow two-wheeled cart designed for a single passenger, usually with a luggage rack or platform behind. Early examples lacked springs and relied on exceptionally long flexible {{Glossary link|glossary=Glossary of carriage and driving terminology|shafts}} to provide resilience, though later versions added spring suspension.{{r|berkebile1978}}{{r|smith}}

The Danish spelling of the Norwegian cariole is {{lang|da|kariol}},{{r|berkebile1978}} and a related Danish form is known as a {{lang|da|karid}}.{{r|smith}} {{clear}}

== Carriole — French cart ==

thumb|French carriole In France, a {{lang|fr|carriole}} is a light utilitarian cart. Although the name resembles the Norwegian term, the French vehicle is structurally different and served general transport rather than personal travel.{{r|berkebile1978}} {{clear}}

== Cariole — Canadian sleigh ==

thumb|Canadian cariole In French-Canadian usage, a {{lang|fr|cariole}} is a small low sleigh drawn by a single horse. The passenger seat for two is in the rear, and there is a low seat in front for the driver. Carioles were commonly used for winter travel over snow and frozen rivers.{{r|walrond79}}{{r|berkebile1978}} {{clear}}

== Carryall — New England carriage ==

thumb|New England carryall The term ''carryall'' was used in New England for a light rockaway carriage, a relatively large four-wheeled carriage. Despite the similarity in sound, the word is not derived from {{lang|fr|cariole}} and refers to an unrelated vehicle type.{{r|berkebile1978}}{{r|walrond79}}{{r|smith}}

==See also== {{Commonscategory|Carioles}} *Carriage

==References== <references>

<ref name="berkebile1978">{{Cite book |last=Berkebile |first=Donald H. |title=Carriage Terminology: An Historical Dictionary |year=1978 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press |isbn=9781935623434 |ol=4534466M |pages=74-79, 183}}</ref>

<ref name="nyt">[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1884/09/14/106156574.pdf The Cariole.] The New York Times, September 14, 1884.</ref>

<ref name="smith">{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Horse Drawn Vehicles |first=D.J.M. |last=Smith |year=1988 |publisher=J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd. |isbn=0851314686 |ol=11597864M |pages=37, 40, 100}}</ref>

<ref name="walrond79">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopaedia of Driving |first=Sallie |last=Walrond |year=1979 |publisher=Country Life Books |isbn=0600331822 |ol=4175648M |pages=60, 62}}</ref>

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Category:Carriages