dray
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
a sledge or sled.
any vehicle, as a truck, used to haul goods, especially one used to carry heavy loads.
to convey on a dray.
to drive or operate a dray, especially as an occupation.
to convey goods by dray, especially locally or for short distances.
Origin of dray
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How to use dray in a sentence
They were carried on three long drays, each drawn by four horses, half of them white, half black.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThere had been a demand for drays, I remember, and on this day when our silks came in, I was able to procure but one.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousThe street cars, the drays, the carriages, and the other intermingling vehicles puzzled his senses and deafened his ears.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownAnd the horses that went by our windows had mostly drays behind them, so they were not very tempting.
Three Margarets | Laura E. RichardsThey seem as numerous where the rush of drays is thickest as in the open breathing-places where the fountains play.
Roof and Meadow | Dallas Lore Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for dray (1 of 2)
/ (dreɪ) /
a low cart without fixed sides, used for carrying heavy loads
(in combination): a drayman
any other vehicle or sledge used to carry a heavy load
Origin of dray
1British Dictionary definitions for dray (2 of 2)
/ (dreɪ) /
a variant spelling of drey
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