draying

[ drey-ing ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of draying¹

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.

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Building up the burned district, draying around the bay in every conceivable branch.

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Tiring of the sea he put his earnings in a draying enterprise.

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