Carryall

Historically, a carryall was a type of carriage used in the United States in the 19th century. It is a light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually drawn by a single horse and with seats for four or more passengers.1918 edition of The Encyclopedia Americana: a library of universal knowledge, Volume 5 The word is derived by folk etymology from the French cariole.[http://mw4.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryalls Definition of CARRYALL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074800/http://mw4.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryalls |date=2011-07-14 }}, "by folk etymology from French carriole, from Old Occitan carriola, ultimately from Latin carrus car," Merriam-Webster

The name carryall was later used for a panel truck with rear windows and folding rear seats, allowing for the transport of either passengers, cargo, or both.{{cite web | url = http://www.tpub.com/content/logistics/23/20/01-098-3466.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160316214937/http://trucks.tpub.com/01-098-3466.htm | archive-date = 2016-03-16 | title = 2320-01-098-3466 Truck, Carryall | quote = A truck with a panel type body having windows and folding and/or removable seats designed to transport supplies and/or equipment and personnel | work = tpub.com | publisher = Integrated Publishing, Inc. }} This sort of vehicle is an ancestor of today's sport utility vehicles. These vehicles were often converted by smaller coachbuilders as sales numbers were generally too small to justify tooling for series production. The Chevrolet Suburban SUV was once known as the Carryall Suburban.

In Canada, the term "carryall" is often also used to refer to a type of sleigh. 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 a snowmobile. It is used principally by trappers and hunters to transport people and goods.[http://www.albertasource.ca/treaty8/eng/1899_and_After/Art_and_Lifeways/bushlandterminology.html Bush Land Terminology], definition of carryall toboggan

The term is also used for a carrier with a scraper-like self-loading device drawn by a tractor, pushed by a bulldozer or self-propelled. It is used especially for hauling earth and crushed rock.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} Similarly in agricultural parlance it is often used to describe a platform device mounted to the rear three point linkage of smaller tractors for carrying materials particularly tools or stock feed. {{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}

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• Chevrolet Suburban – offered as a "Carryall Suburban"
• Project Carryall, a Project Plowshare program to excavate for a highway in California with nuclear explosives

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