Horsecarts have been used since ancient times for transportation and agriculture. This traditional mode of transportation has different names in different parts of the world. A few of the synonyms for the word 'horsecart' are cart, wagon, dray, gig, and tumbrel. A cart and wagon are both vehicles with a flat surface used for carrying goods or people. A dray is a low cart used for hauling goods such as barrels or sacks. A gig is a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse used for transportation. A tumbrel is a type of cart used to carry heavy objects and used in agriculture. All these synonyms share a commonality of being pulled by a horse and used for transportation purposes.