dray
Flat hauling cart
A dray is a low, heavy cart without sides, used for hauling bulky loads like barrels or crates.
Historically, drays were pulled by horses—particularly the large draft breeds still called dray horses.
The term persists in drayage, the short-distance transport of goods, especially shipping containers moved from ports to warehouses.
Straps controlling an animal
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
- teamsterProfessional cargo driver
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
pull · heavy · equine · stallion · shire · Suffolk · gelding · carthorse
Wheeled hauling vehicle
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- beerFermented grain drink
brewery · tavern · inn · cask · keg · delivery · goods · merchandise
Warm-fermented malt drink
- barleyGrain for malt
- maltSprouted grain for brewing
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
pint · stout · lager · yeast · bitter · pub · beer · taproom
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- loadCarried weight or burden
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
transport · shipment · porterage · goods · lumber · hauling · drayage · cartage
Old valued collectible
- historicOf lasting significance
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- victorianOf 19th-century Britain
- bygoneOf earlier times
nostalgic · heritage · period · restored · preserved · traditional · cobblestone · horse-drawn
harness
Straps controlling an animal
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
- teamsterProfessional cargo driver
traction · pull · heavy · equine · stallion · shire · Suffolk · gelding · carthorse · traces
wagon
Wheeled hauling vehicle
beer · brewery · tavern · inn · cask · keg · delivery · goods · merchandise · trade
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
fermentation · pint · stout · lager · yeast · bitter · pub · beer · taproom · porter
freight
Goods being transported
conveyance · transport · shipment · porterage · goods · lumber · hauling · drayage · cartage · dispatch
antique
Old valued collectible
- historicOf lasting significance
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- victorianOf 19th-century Britain
bygone · nostalgic · heritage · period · restored · preserved · traditional · cobblestone · horse-drawn · old-fashioned
buggy
Horse-drawn cart
- gigShort-term paid work
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
hansom · phaeton · landau · barouche · cabriolet · brougham · curricle · oxcart · wagonette · buckboard
rodent
Gnawing mammal order
tropical · palm · tree-dwelling · wildlife
- collective nounsflock, herd, school, pack, swarm
- historic transportcarriage, horse-drawn carriage, coach, phaeton, stagecoach
- Horse-drawn transportcarriages, wagons, coaches, buggies, carts
- wagonswagon, covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, prairie schooner, buckboard
- draft animals & gearoxen, horse, mule, donkey, harness
- Frontier Transportcovered wagon, stagecoach, prairie schooner, Conestoga wagon, wagon train
draycovered wagon
Canvas-roofed pioneer vehicle
carriage · van · stagecoach · boxcar · coach
draycoach
One who instructs
stagecoach · hansom cab · landau · brougham · phaeton
- draw the lineEstablish a firm limit
- drag downReduce in status
- draw a blankFail to remember
- draw outExtract or extend
- drag onContinue wearyingly long
- draw downReduce accumulated resources