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Carriages.
We are carried on a Sled 1. over Snow, and Ice.
A Carriage with one Wheel, is called a Wheel-barrow; 2. with two Whéels a Cart; 3. with four Whéels
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We are carried on a Sled 1. over Snow, and Ice.
A Carriage with one Wheel, is called a Wheel-barrow; 2. with two Whéels a Cart; 3. with four Whéels
a Wagon, which is either a Timber-Wagon, 4. or a Load-wagon. 5.
The parts of a Wa∣gon are, the Neep, (or draught-trée,) 6. the Beam, 7. the Bottom, 8. and the sides; 9.
Then the Axle-trees, 10. about which the Wheels run, the Lin-Pins 11. and Axletree-staves, 12. being fastened before them.
The Nave, 13. is the ground-fast of the Wheel, 14. from which come twelve Spokes; 15.
The Ring encom∣passeth these, which is made of six fellows 16 and as many Strakes. 17
Hampiers, & Hurdles 18 are set in a Wagon.