dray (dr )n. A low, heavy cart without sides, used for haulage. tr.v. drayed, dray·ing, drays To haul by means of a low, heavy sideless cart. [Middle English draie, sledge, cart, from Old English dragan, to draw.] |
dray1
n
1. (Engineering / General Engineering)
a. a low cart without fixed sides, used for carrying heavy loads
b. (in combination) a drayman
2. (Engineering / General Engineering) any other vehicle or sledge used to carry a heavy load
[Old English dræge dragnet; related to Old Norse draga load of timber carried on horseback and trailing on the ground; see draw]
dray2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a variant spelling of drey
Dray of squirrels: the nest of a squirrel, hence, squirrels collectively, 1607.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dray - a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulagehorse cart, horse-cart - heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work |
Translations
dray
dray:
n → Rollwagen f
dray:
drayhorse
n → Zugpferd nt; (in brewery) → Brauereipferd nt
drayman
n → Rollkutscher m
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