drayman
Americannoun
plural
draymenEtymology
Origin of drayman
Example Sentences
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The drayman retorted: "That's no business of the fourth."
From Time Magazine Archive
The drayman swore that he meant no harm.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the age of 19, Vaselli enlisted in the army for one single purpose: to save enough money to buy eight mules and a partnership with a go-ahead drayman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The board's dilemma was similar to that of a drayman, he explained, who was ordered to go from "Point A" to "Point B," and in doing so, to cross a bridge over a deep chasm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes they let him ride with the drayman.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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