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

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

From Project Gutenberg

The railroads having come with the consequent transporting of freight to and fro, Anderson started a public draying business of one horse and a wagon, which lasted thirty eight years and was given up by him to his son-in-law, Arthur Cable who now, in 1937, has an auto-truck and hauls large paper boxes from the Gem Dandy Suspender and Garter Company located across Franklin Street from Anderson's house boy home, that of James Cardwell, to the post office.

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Draying and packages were extra.

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He said his wife was dead; that he had no children; that he did a little draying in his town; that he wanted to get a new wagon and a span of mules, cost about four hundred dollars; and this money came in awful handy for him.

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As railroad and shipping difficulties increased the Hubbell draying business waxed prosperous.

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