dray
1 synonym for dray, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A low cart pulled by a horse, sometimes with no sides, used mainly for carrying heavy goods.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English draye, dreye, from Old English dræġe, meaning ‘dragnet’, from Proto-Germanic *dragǭ. It is cognate with Middle Low German drāge, meaning ‘stretcher; dray’, and Middle High German trage, meaning ‘a litter’. It is related to Old English dragan, meaning ‘to pull; draw’. See also draw.
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