drayman
Americannoun
plural
draymenEtymology
Origin of drayman
Example Sentences
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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
The drayman swore that he meant no harm.
From Time Magazine Archive
The drayman retorted: "That's no business of the fourth."
From Time Magazine Archive
To pay his way, he worked not only as a drayman but as a teacher of philosophy, a lecturer, for one summer as a Methodist minister.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Wells-Fargo drayman tried to deliver it to the Wrightwood address but could not locate anyone named Williams or Gordon.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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