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Ox-drawn sledge carrying firewood.
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A sledge with pipe of madeira wine, MON 1909

A stone-boat is a type of sled (sledge) for moving heavy objects [1] such as stones or hay bales. Originally they were for animal-powered transport used with horses or oxen to clear fields of stones and other uses and may still be used with animals or tractors today. [2]

The device may look like a low-profile sled with timber runners or have a flat bottom of planks secured together to slide over soft ground or snow. Originally made of wood, metal versions exist with hinges.

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References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., "stone-boat"
  2. "A Cheap Alternative Method for Moving Large Round Bales"