8 definitions found for Dray

Dray DRAY, n. [L.]
1. A low cart or carriage on wheels, drawn by a horse.
2. A sled.

dray n 1: a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage [syn: dray, camion]

dray yard adry

dray I. noun Etymology: Middle English draye, a wheelless vehicle; akin to Old English dræge dragnet, dragan to pull — more at draw Date: 14th century a vehicle used to haul goods; especially a strong cart or wagon without sides II. transitive verb Date: 1857 to haul on a dray ; cart

dray
1.
n.
1 a low cart without sides for heavy loads, esp. beer-barrels.
2 Austral. & NZ a two-wheeled cart.
Phrases and idioms:
dray-horse a large, powerful horse.
Etymology: ME f. OE dræge drag-net, dragan DRAW
2.
var. of DREY.

dray (drays) A dray is a large flat cart with four wheels which is pulled by horses. N-COUNT

Dray Dray, n. A squirrel's nest. --Cowper.

Dray Dray, n. [AS. dr[ae]ge a dragnet, fr. dragan. ????. See Draw, and cf. 2d Drag, 1st Dredge.] 1. A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens. --Addison. 2. A kind of sledge or sled. --Halliwell. Dray cart, a dray. Dray horse, a heavy, strong horse used in drawing a dray.