dray
1 of 2noun
ˈdrā 
: a vehicle used to haul goods
especially : a strong cart or wagon without sides
dray
2 of 2verb
drayed; draying; drays
transitive verb
: to haul on a dray : cart
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 While bikes are permitted, the most efficient way to deliver packages are through dray wagon horse carriages. Dixita Limbachia, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2019
Noun
Both are made of quick-dray fabric with four-way stretch. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 While bikes are permitted, the most efficient way to deliver packages are through dray wagon horse carriages. Dixita Limbachia, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English draye, a wheelless vehicle; akin to Old English dræge dragnet, dragan to pull — more at draw
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1857, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing dray
dray
noun
as in wagonette
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wagonette
- wagon
- oxcart
- cart
- wain
- spring wagon
- wheelbarrow
- jolt-wagon
- tram
- pushcart
- truck
- hand truck
- barrow
