# galamander

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæləmændə/

## Definitions
1. A customized horse- or ox-drawn stoneboat or wagon once used for hauling stone from quarries, with smaller front wheels and larger rear ones, and a derrick to lift blocks of stone on and off the vehicle.

## Etymology
Unknown; said to have been coined by an American blacksmith Elder Littlefield, and possibly from galley (“type of boat”) + meander (“to turn or wind in a course or passage”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/galamander