单词 | carryall |
释义 | carryalln. 1. a. North American. A light covered carriage capable of holding a number of people, usually four-wheeled and drawn by a single horse. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage > four-wheeled carryall1714 phaeton1740 pony phaeton1790 mail phaeton1852 1714 J. Stoddard Jrnl. in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1851) 5 27 Mr. Longuille sent a carryall for us. 1775 in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1886) 2nd Ser. II. 288 I could not walk from the Carriall into the House without help. 1825 J. L. Motley Let. 29 May in Corr. (1889) I. i. 3 We went to ride in a nutshell, otherwise a monster of a carryall, with five seats in it. 1851 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales I. xvi. 249 A four wheeled carryall, peopled with a round half dozen of pretty girls. 1882 W. D. Howells in Longman's Mag. 1 45 The neighbouring farmer-folks in buggies and carryalls. 1928 L. Stockett Baltimore (1997) 300 Large nondescript family carryalls also journeyed townward, crowded with the whole family. 2007 D. Cook Hist. Ocala v. 21/2 E. J. Harris..was meeting river boats at the Silver Springs landing to convey tourists in his horse-drawn carryall to his colorful hotel, the Ocala House. b. A large car, van, or truck capable of carrying a number of passengers or different types of loads. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > estate car beach-wagon1869 ranch wagon1879 shooting brake1912 sport utility1925 station wagon1929 carryall1932 sports utility1940 ute1943 utility1944 estate car1950 wagon1955 estate wagon1959 SUV1987 1932 Nottingham Evening Post 12 Dec. 2/5 (advt.) Dawson's Special Offer of 1932 soiled Raleigh 3-wheeler Carryalls, Vans, and Trucks. 1940 Ann. Rep. Gorgas Memorial Lab. 1939 22 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (76th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House Doc. 543) XXVII Early in the year the Ford station wagon was traded in on the purchase of a new Chevrolet suburban carryall. 1940 Austral. Motorist 1 Apr. 366/1 The first commercial models to issue from the Vauxhall–Bedford factories since the declaration of war..are a 6 cwt. model, known as the ‘Carryall’, and a ½-ton model. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c22/7 (advt.) Stakes, carryalls, stepvans, [etc.]. 2003 Lincoln County (New Mexico) News 28 Aug. 7/1 Their 1993 Chevy carryall rolled as a result of a tire blowout 20 miles north of Carrizozo on Highway 54. 2. Canadian. a. Any of various light sleighs or sleds; esp. (a) a sleigh, typically drawn by horses, with seats for a driver and often one or more passengers, used mainly for pleasure excursions (now historical); (b) a sled, typically drawn by dogs, with an area in the front for a passenger or load and a platform at the rear for the driver to stand on. Cf. carriole n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on runners > [noun] car1488 harrow15.. trail1570 sladea1585 slidec1692 carriole1761 carryall1797 trail-cart1803 jumper1823 toboggan1829 konaki1914 1797 P. Fidler Jrnl. 26 Feb. in A. M. Johnson Saskatchewan Jrnls. & Corr. (1967) 84 (note) Two [horses] they was obliged to leave not half way to this House all the birch rind and the Carryall. 1821 W. Johnstone Let. 13 Sept. in Series Lett. Prince Edward Island (1822) vi. 37 The next step is to cut down as many more [trees], (rooting out the stumps,) as to allow a carryall or slay (sledge) to pass. 1897 J. W. Tyrrell Across Sub-Arctics of Canada xix. 248 My brother and I were now warmly rolled up in robes and blankets and lying in our carry-alls. 1918 J. Allen Making of Canadian 77 Just as soon as the snow and ice had disappeared from the streets, the sleighs and carryalls were stored away in the barns until the next winter. 1957 W. F. Steuber Landlooker 65 Near the North Western depot it was busier than circus day, drays and horsecars, and cutters and sleds and carryalls, and hotel carriages all milling around and the drivers shouting. b. The upper framework of a sled, typically with leather or canvas sides, used to hold equipment, supplies, etc.; a similar structure mounted on a toboggan. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on runners > [noun] > other parts of sleigh-bellc1780 upstander1856 carryall1930 1930 Winnipeg Free Press 23 Aug. 12/2 There were the trips when natives would come for her to treat some sick Eskimo many miles away. On such occasions she would ride in the carry-all of the native sled. 1959 W. A. Leising Arctic Wings 121 His body was jammed..tightly in the carryall of the dog sled. 1994 S. Matheson Flying Frontiers i. 10 One other thing the Indian man had brought in the carry-all was a gaff, a handle with a big hook on it for pulling large gill-caught trout into a boat. 3. Chiefly North American. A large bag or case; spec. a large bag made of a soft material, typically used for carrying one's possessions while travelling.In the spec. sense the usual term in British and Irish English is holdall (see holdall n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > for carrying things in dropbox1797 carryall1877 tote box1917 toter1970 1877 J. Habberton My Friend Moses in Scribner's Monthly Jan. 401/2 No one knew better than he the way of a haversack; could he find one of these carry-alls. 1949 Lima (Ohio) News 21 Nov. 8/4 (advt.) A carry-all..filled with Elizabeth Arden's peerless creams, lotions and make-up essentials! 1995 L. Garrett Coming Plague (new ed.) xiv. 488 All the suitcases, valises, shopping bags, and carryalls they had already toted over so many thousands of miles. 2012 Chalk July 40/1 Hawk makes quality 'packs that are built to withstand both the scorching heat and freezing cold, making them the perfect carryalls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1714 |
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