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The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs (elliptical springs in the 19th century) or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. Compare the public conveyances stagecoach, charabanc, and omnibus.

References

  • Sallie Walrond, Looking at Carriages
  • Arthur Ingram, Horse Drawn Vehicles since 1760 in Colour, Blanford Press 1977.