drayman

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. . 1998.

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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

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  • 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

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