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dray definition

dray (drā)

noun

a low, sturdily built cart with detachable sides, for carrying heavy loads

Etymology: ME dreye, orig., a drag, sled < OE dræge, lit., something drawn, dragnet < dragan, to draw

transitive verb

to carry or haul on a dray

intransitive verb

to drive a dray

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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