Definition of DRAY

dray

Meanings

Plural: drays

Noun

  • a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
  • Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
  • A kind of sledge or sled.
  • Alternative spelling of drey (“squirrel's nest”).

Verb

  • To convey (goods) by dray.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English draye, dreye, from Old English dræġe (“dragnet”), from Proto-Germanic *dragǭ. Cognate with Middle Low German drāge (“stretcher; dray”), Middle High German trage (“a litter”). Related to Old English dragan (“to pull; draw”). More at draw.

Synonyms

camion

Scrabble Score: 8

dray is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dray is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dray is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

dray is a valid Words With Friends word