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Definition of Cariole
1. n. A small, light, open one-horse carriage
Definition of Cariole
1. Noun. A small, light, open one-horse carriage. ¹
2. Noun. A covered cart. ¹
3. Noun. A kind of calash. ¹
4. Noun. (Canada historical) A sleigh drawn by horses, with seats for a driver and possibly passengers. ¹
5. Noun. (Canada historical) A toboggan drawn by dogs, with a passenger or cargo compartment enclosed by skins or fabric, and a small platform at the rear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cariole
1. a small, open carriage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cariole
Literary usage of Cariole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 by Henry Youle Hind (1860)
"A cariole.—A Sledge.—The Driver.— Making the Road.—Prospects of a Race to Crow
Wing.—The Start. ... Overturning a cariole.— Traveling in a Snow Storm. ..."
2. The Canadian Monthly and National Review by William White (1877)
"He therefore got into the cariole, while I mounted on the runners behind, and,
... Dismounting, therefore, I ran behind the cariole until I was in a glow. ..."
3. Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie: Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian by John McDougall (1898)
"I went as cariole driver, and Mark brought on the provision and baggage sled.
A little more than a day and a half brought us to the fort, and while we were ..."
4. A Book of Winter Sports: An Attempt to Catch the Spirit of the Keen Joys of by J. C. Dier (1912)
"... THE cariole OF THE PROVINCES THE French Canadian habitant is poverty-stricken
who does not own at least one horse, which, like himself, ..."
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