draying
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of draying
Example Sentences
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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 Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)
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
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)
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
Why, there was a single gentleman connected with the draying business.
From The Four Million by Henry, O.
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