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dray

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɹeɪ/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Unknown.

  1. Alternative spelling of drey (“squirrel's nest”).

verb

Etymology: 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.

  1. To convey (goods) by dray.