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DRAY
dray, camion
(noun) a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
dray (plural drays)
A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
A kind of sledge or sled.
Etymology 2
Noun
dray (plural drays)
Alternative spelling of drey, the nest of a squirrel.
Anagrams
• Dyar, Rady, Yard, adry, yard
Proper noun
Dray (plural Drays)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dray is the 15857th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1835 individuals. Dray is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Dyar, Rady, Yard, adry, yard
Source: Wiktionary
Dray, n.
Definition: A squirrel's nest. Cowper.
Dray, n. Etym: [AS. dræge 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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