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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

dray Synonyms

dray

n.

hand truck, van, vehicle; see cart, wagon.

dray Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • draw: Their protests to the men drawing the dray being unheeded, they all decided to sit down in order to preserve their equilibrium.
  • use: Often they will use holes in trees as nests rather than building their own, sometimes using old squirrel drays.
  • see: Looking down at the valley, he could plainly see the large drays rolling ponderously up toward the main Camp.

Modifies a noun

  • horse: The paradigm from which the stallion is drawn includes ponies, donkeys, dray horses, mules, mares.
  • ride: We also offer extra activities such as dray rides and pottery sessions for schools.

Noun used with modifier

  • horse-drawn: Also running a horse-drawn dray at Armadale Castle Gardens during the summer months.
  • brewery: The Elgoods brewery dray got stuck out on the green.
  • dairy: Like most of its contemporaries, the decline of door-to-door bread deliveries saw it rebuilt to dairy dray status.

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