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Carryall

[kar-ee-awl]

car·ry·all

1[kar-ee-awl]
noun
a large bag, basket, etc., especially a large, lightweight piece of luggage with soft sides.

Origin:
1830–40; noun use of verb phrase carry all

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Carryall is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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car·ry·all

2[kar-ee-awl]
noun
1.
a four-wheeled covered carriage having seats for four persons, usually drawn by one horse.
2.
a passenger automobile or bus having two facing benches running the length of the body.

Origin:
1705–15, Americanism; alteration of cariole by folk etymology
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carryall1 (ˈkærɪˌɔːl)
 
n
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage usually designed to carry four passengers

carryall2 (ˈkærɪˌɔːl)
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): holdall a large strong bag with handles

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