car|ry|all

car|ry|all
car|ry|all1 «KAR ee L», noun.
1. a lightweight, covered, one-horse carriage, for carrying several people.
2. a closed passenger automobile having a bench along each side for passengers.
3. = station wagon. (Cf.station wagon)
[American English; alteration of cariole]
car|ry|all2 «KAR ee L», noun.
a large bag, basket, or the like: »

... the straw carryall that always hangs on my arm when I travel in and out of town (New Yorker).

[< carry + all]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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