draying
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of draying
Example Sentences
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Birdall, I remember, who had great draying interests, had turned loose three hundred dray horses.
From The Strength of the Strong by Jack London
Why, there was a single gentleman connected with the draying business.
From The Four Million by O. Henry
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 Louis J. (Louis John) Stellman
Then follows the draying of the wool to port, and the bullocks come in for their full share of work.
From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Samuel Butler
We are unusually unfortunate in the matter of firing; most stations have a bush near to the homestead, or greater facilities for draying than we possess.
From Station Life in New Zealand by Lady (Mary Anne) Barker
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