Dray

Pronunciation

• enPR: drā, IPA: /dreɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Middle English draye, 1325-1375. Compare draeg- in Old English draegnet ("dragnet") and draġan ("to draw").

Full definition of dray

Noun

1. A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
• 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, , Chapter I,Standing foursquare in the heart of the town, at the intersection of the two main streets, a "jog" at each street corner left around the market-house a little public square, which at this hour was well occupied by carts and wagons from the country and empty drays awaiting hire
2. A kind of sledge or sled.

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Noun

1. variant spelling of drey, The nest of a squirrel.

Anagrams

• adry
• yard, Yard