carryall

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

Origin of carryall

1
First recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase carry all

Words Nearby carryall

Other definitions for carryall (2 of 2)

carryall2
[ 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 of carryall

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1705–15, Americanism; alteration of cariole by folk etymology

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How to use carryall in a sentence

  • Neither of the children spoke until the carryall turned into the home lane.

    Mildred's Inheritance | Annie Fellows Johnston
  • When the carryall arrived at the Stanhope place they found the cottage well lit up.

    The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • Lady Leroy's carryall, with Cherrie Nettleby's elder brother for driver, was waiting at the door.

    A Changed Heart | May Agnes Fleming
  • I got to thinkin' maybe you'd want the carryall, and I didn't know but what I'd better go and hitch up, anyway.

    The Quality of Mercy | W. D. Howells
  • The carryall rattled down the pebble road to the left of the lawn and stopped at the garden gate.

    The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for carryall (1 of 2)

carryall1

/ (ˈkærɪˌɔːl) /


noun
  1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage usually designed to carry four passengers

British Dictionary definitions for carryall (2 of 2)

carryall2

/ (ˈkærɪˌɔːl) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a large strong bag with handles: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): holdall

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