dray

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (historical) Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
2. A kind of sledge or sled.

Verb

To convey (goods) by dray.

Concepts

camion

chariot

Synonymes

cart

wagon

covered wagon

camion

gig

go-cart

limber

pusher

rig

coaster wagon

trumbrel

draft

buggy

draught

carriage

draft

draught

Traductions

carretón

carreta

Rollwagen

κάρο

μεταφέρω με κάρο

carretó

carretta

brouwerskar

carreta

carro

Fuhrwerk

zweirädriger Wagen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɹeɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: draye

Hérité de ancien anglais: dræġe

Appartenant à Middle Low German: drāge

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: trage

Appartenant à ancien anglais: dragan

In summary

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.