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dray

[ drey ]

noun

  1. a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
  2. a sledge or sled.
  3. any vehicle, as a truck, used to haul goods, especially one used to carry heavy loads.


verb (used with object)

  1. to convey on a dray.

verb (used without object)

  1. to drive or operate a dray, especially as an occupation.
  2. to convey goods by dray, especially locally or for short distances.

dray

1

/ 诲谤别瑟 /

noun

    1. a low cart without fixed sides, used for carrying heavy loads
    2. ( in combination )

      a drayman

  1. any other vehicle or sledge used to carry a heavy load
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dray

2

/ 诲谤别瑟 /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of drey
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dray1

1325鈥75; Middle English draye sledge; compare Old English draeg- (in 诲谤忙驳苍别迟 dragnet), akin to dragan to draw
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dray1

Old English 诲谤忙驳别 dragnet; related to Old Norse draga load of timber carried on horseback and trailing on the ground; see draw
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As dozens of ships sat at anchor miles off the coast, awaiting their chance to unload, dray operators like Mr. Jackson idled for hours on land before they could enter port gates.

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It was a wagon hauled by two old dray mares.

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He 鈥檈lped me to lift the boxes and put them in the dray.

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Part of that effort is the Port of Seattle鈥檚 ongoing installation of shore power, having charging infrastructure for dray trucks and working to accommodate sustainable aviation fuels at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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In 1923, McAllister died and left his possessions, which included a little house on Franklin Street and a dray, a cart that he used to handle luggage, to Fuller.

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