- drayman
- A wagoner or cartman, the forerunner of the modern trucker, his vehicle being pulled by horses. 13 Am J2d Car § 17.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
drayman
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Drayman — Dray man, n.; pl. {Draymen}. A man who attends a dray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drayman — 1580s, from DRAY (Cf. dray) + MAN (Cf. man) … Etymology dictionary
drayman — [drā′mən] n. pl. draymen [drā′mən] a person whose work is hauling loads by dray … English World dictionary
Drayman — A drayman was historically the driver of a dray, a low, flat bed wagon without sides, pulled generally by horses or mules that were used for transport of all kinds of goods. Now the term is really only used for brewery delivery men, even though… … Wikipedia
Drayman Henschel — Written by Gerhart Hauptmann Characters Drayman Henschel Mrs Henschel Hanne Schael Bertha Horse Dealer Walther Siebenhaar Karlchen Wermelskirch Mrs Wermelskirch Franziska Wermelskirch Hauffe Franz George Fabig Hildebrant Veterinarian Grunert… … Wikipedia
drayman — noun Date: 1581 one whose work is hauling by dray … New Collegiate Dictionary
drayman — /dray meuhn/, n., pl. draymen. a person who drives a dray. [1575 85; DRAY + MAN1] * * * … Universalium
drayman — noun A deliveryman for a brewery … Wiktionary
drayman — dray·man || dreɪmÉ™n n. cart driver, man that drives a cart for carrying heavy loads … English contemporary dictionary
drayman — dray·man … English syllables
drayman — dray•man [[t]ˈdreɪ mən[/t]] n. pl. men trs a person who drives a dray • Etymology: 1575–85 usage: See man … From formal English to slang
