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All Animal-Drawn Carts and Wagons

Freight and utility vehicles pulled by oxen and horses, from the bullock cart of India to the Conestoga wagon of the American frontier. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the vehicle a cart, wagon or freight wagon drawn by animals. It excludes passenger carriages and sleds. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.

All Animal-Drawn Carts and Wagons
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Sulky (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Sulky (cart), Lead
Quote, Has Member: Sulky (cart), Lead
A sulky is a lightweight cart used for harness racing.
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Conestoga wagon, Wikipedia
Has Member: Conestoga Wagon, Lead sentence
Quote, Has Member: Conestoga Wagon, Lead sentence
The Conestoga wagon, also simply known as the Conestoga, is a horse-drawn freight wagon that was used exclusively in North America, primarily the United States, in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Wagon (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Dray (horse-drawn), Lead sentence
Quote, Has Member: Dray (horse-drawn), Lead sentence
A wagon (or waggon) is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draft animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people.
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Bullock cart (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Ox Cart, Lead sentence
Quote, Has Member: Ox Cart, Lead sentence
A bullock cart or ox cart (sometimes called a bullock carriage when carrying people in particular) is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen.
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Tanga (cart), Wikipedia
Has Member: Tonga (Vehicle), Lead sentence
Quote, Has Member: Tonga (Vehicle), Lead sentence
A tanga or tonga is a two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse. It is used for transportation in the Indian subcontinent.
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