dray

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

cart

wagon

covered wagon

camion

gig

go-cart

limber

pusher

rig

coaster wagon

trumbrel

draft

buggy

draught

carriage

draft

draught

Translations

carretón

carreta

Rollwagen

κάρο

μεταφέρω με κάρο

camion

carretó

carro

carretta

brouwerskar

carreta

chariot

Fuhrwerk

zweirädriger Wagen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: draye

Inherited from Old English: dræġe

Cognate with Middle Low German: drāge

Cognate with Middle High German: trage

Cognate with Old English: 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.