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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dray, camionnoun

    a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DRAY, DRAYCARTnoun

    The car on which beer is carried.

    Etymology: drag, Saxon.

    Let him be brought into the field of election upon his draycart, and I will meet him there in a triumphant chariot. Addis.

    When drays bound high, then never cross behind,
    Where bubbling yest is blown by gusts of wind. John Gay, Triv.

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  1. dray

    A dray is a type of cart or vehicle, often pulled by a horse, that is used for transporting goods and heavy loads. The term can also refer to the act of transporting goods via such a vehicle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Draynoun

    a squirrel's nest

  2. Draynoun

    a strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens

  3. Draynoun

    a kind of sledge or sled

  4. Etymology: [AS. drge a dragnet, fr. dragan. . See Draw, and cf. 2d Drag, 1st Dredge.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dray

    drā, n. a low strong cart for heavy goods; that which is dragged or drawn.—ns. Dray′age; Dray′-horse; Dray′man; Dray′-plough. [A.S. dræge, from dragan. See Drag, v.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DRAY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dray is ranked #15857 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Dray surname appeared 1,835 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Dray.

    90.9% or 1,669 total occurrences were White.
    3.2% or 60 total occurrences were Black.
    2.7% or 50 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.4% or 27 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.7% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dray in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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