Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAR'RY, v.i.

1. To run on rotten ground, or on frost, which sticks to the feet, as a hare. – Johnson.
2. To bear the head in a particular manner, as a horse. When a horse holds his head high, with an arching neck, he is said to carry well. When he lowers his head too much, he is said to carry low.
3. To convey, to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well; but this is elliptical.