Trap (carriage)

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 trap in Brisbane, Australia, 1900.

Pony and trap in northern England.

Trap_or_cart,_c_1903

"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