Trap (carriage) explained

A trap, pony trap (sometimes pony and trap) or horse trap is a light, often sporty, two-wheeled or sometimes four-wheeled horse- or pony-drawn carriage, usually accommodating two to four persons in various seating arrangements, such as face-to-face or back-to-back.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} In the eighteenth century, the first carriage to be called a trap was a gig with a hinged trap door, under which was a place to carry a dog.^{[5] [6]} In late nineteenth century USA, four-wheeled dog carts with convertible seats also started to become known as traps.^[7]

"Pony and trap" is also used as Cockney rhyming slang for "crap" meaning nonsense or rubbish, or defecation.^[8]

See also

• Buggy
• Dog cart
• Gig
• Governess cart
• Horse-drawn vehicle
• Jaunting car
• Ralli car
• Sprung cart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hunting Trap . 2023-06-20 . . en-US.
2. Web site: Glossary of Carriages . 2023-06-20 . The Kinross Carriageworks, Stirling 1802-1966.
3. News: Stanek . Anna . 2022-06-01 . 12 Common Types of Horse Drawn Carriages . 2023-06-20 . Horsey Hooves . en-US.
4. Web site: Evolution of the Trap. 2023-06-20 . Carriage Museum of America.
5. What is a trap? . 33–38 . Tom Ryder . The Carriage Journal . 17 . 1 . 1979 . Carriage Association of America.
6. Name that carriage: The Trap . 56 . The Carriage Journal . 34 . 2 . 1996 . Jill Ryder . Carriage Association of America.
7. Book: Carriage Terminology: An Historical Dictionary . 502–504 . Don H. Berkebile . 2014 . 9781935623434 . Smithsonian Institution.
8. Web site: Pony and trap . The Phrase Finder . UK . 16 February 2014 .