draying

American  

[drey-ing] / ˈdreɪ ɪŋ /

noun

1. the business, occupation, or activities of driving a dray.

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Etymology

Origin of draying

First recorded in 1855–60; dray + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Birdall, I remember, who had great draying interests, had turned loose three hundred dray horses. 

From The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack

L. V. Wyckoff, the father of Van Wyckoff, who was sheriff of the county for many years, did considerable hauling and draying.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez

I did some draying too and a lot of concreting too.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration

We are unusually unfortunate in the matter of firing; most stations have a bush near to the homestead, or greater facilities for draying than we possess.

From Station Life in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)

Hen Cody, who had done all of Molly Brandeis's draying, sat, in unaccustomed black, next to Mayor A. J. Dawes.

From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna