DCHP-1 Online

horse cariole Hist.

• a light passenger sleigh usually accommodating two passengers and a driver, ordinarily drawn by two horses and widely used for pleasure in many parts of Canada from the 18th to the early 20th century.

  See also: cariole ((n.)) (def. 1b)  

  • 1820  (1823)  Mr. Back was speedily thrown from his vehicle, and had to join me in my horse-cariole.
  • 1859  (1863)  They had two horse carioles and several dog sleds with provisions for the pic-nic.