carrying pole
Balance beam carrier
A carrying pole is a straight bar, usually wooden or bamboo, balanced across one shoulder to transport loads suspended from each end.
The design distributes weight evenly and allows the carrier to walk with a rhythmic bounce that eases the burden.
Traditional throughout Asia for hauling water, produce, or goods: vendors with carrying poles lined the market street.
Colonial-era Asian laborer
- water bearerOne who carries liquid
- milkmaidFemale dairy worker
- street vendorOutdoor unlicensed merchant
- rice farmerOne who cultivates grain
pilgrim · sherpa · ancient · rural · agricultural · Asia · Africa · peasant
Crosspiece binding draft animals
- bambooTall woody grass
- beamStructural support member
- rodThin rigid stick
- crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
shaft · hooks · ropes · baskets · buckets · stretcher · handbarrow · shoulder harness
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- heavyOf great mass
- strainExcessive stretching force
- haulPull or carry laboriously
cargo · freight · buckets · baskets · provisions · water · produce · goods
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
steadiness · distribution · center of gravity · proportion · coordination · sway · rhythm · gait
coolie
Colonial-era Asian laborer
- water bearerOne who carries liquid
- milkmaidFemale dairy worker
- street vendorOutdoor unlicensed merchant
rice farmer · pilgrim · sherpa · ancient · rural · agricultural · Asia · Africa · peasant · village
yoke
Crosspiece binding draft animals
crossbar · shaft · hooks · ropes · baskets · buckets · stretcher · handbarrow · shoulder harness
load
Carried weight or burden
haul · cargo · freight · buckets · baskets · provisions · water · produce · goods · merchandise
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
poise · steadiness · distribution · center of gravity · proportion · coordination · sway · rhythm · gait · adjustment
carrying polewheelbarrow
One-wheeled carrying cart
cart · hand truck · dolly · wagon · forklift
carrying polebackpack
Strapped bag worn dorsally
rucksack · suitcase · duffel bag · satchel · messenger bag
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