draying

American  

[drey-ing] / ˈdreɪ ɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of draying

First recorded in 1855–60; dray + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Tiring of the sea he put his earnings in a draying enterprise.

From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)

L. V. Wyckoff, the father of Van Wyckoff, who was sheriff of the county for many years, did considerable hauling and draying.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez

Hen Cody, who had done all of Molly Brandeis's draying, sat, in unaccustomed black, next to Mayor A. J. Dawes.

From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna

Orson J. loathed tea; and the early draying business had somewhat unfitted his sturdy legs for the lighter movements of the dance.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna

He soon owned his horse and did the draying for the hotel.

From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Nation, Carry Amelia