phobia (Noun) An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular. I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders. Origin: c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from ÏÏÎ²Î¿Ï. Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.
Carriage houses and garage apartments are exactly the same thing - living quarters or additional space atop a garage. Carriage houses are simply the original version of the contemporary garage apartment, named for the mode of transportation of the day: the horse-drawn carriage.
Carriage bolts. 1  Carriage heads are large smooth and domed with no drive. 2  Timber bolts have an oversized head to eliminate the need for a washer, and fins to resist spinning during installation. 3  Plow bolts are used for attaching the cutting edge of a plow to the plow blade.