Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CARRIGAL, n. “A wheeled bogie on which a number of hutches are placed for conveyance of coal; a platform on wheels for conveying hutches in a level position on a highly-inclined roadway” (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 15).
[Phs. a corruption of Eng. curricle, a twowheeled carriage.]
