draying

[ drey-ing ]

/ ˈdreɪ ɪŋ /

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noun

the business, occupation, or activities of driving a dray.

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Origin of draying

First recorded in 1855–60; dray + -ing¹

Words nearby draying

draw up, draw weight, dray, drayage, dray horse, draying, drayman, Drayton, drch., D.R.E., dread

How to use draying in a sentence

Birdall, I remember, who had great draying interests, had turned loose three hundred dray horses.
The Strength of the Strong|Jack London
Building up the burned district, draying around the bay in every conceivable branch.
A Little Girl in Old San Francisco|Amanda Minnie Douglas
Tiring of the sea he put his earnings in a draying enterprise.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman