drays

Low flatbed carts

Drays are heavy carts or wagons without sides, typically used for hauling barrels, casks, or other bulky goods.

Historically pulled by draft horses, drays were common for brewery deliveries and dockside transport.

The term persists in some place names and in dray horse, a breed suited to such work.

The brewery still runs drays through the old town for tourists.

vehicle

wagon

Wheeled hauling vehicle

sledge · trolley · barrow · lorry · float · carriage · buckboard · wain · tumbrel · haywain

hauling

freight

Goods being transported

haulage · delivery · transport · conveyance · shipment · goods · kegs · barrels · casks · lumber

horses

draft horse

Powerful breed for hauling

  • shireEnglish administrative district
  • workhorseReliable, tireless producer
  • harnessStraps controlling an animal

bridle · hoof · equine · teamster · hitch · traces · collar · blinders · reins · farrier

Opposites
vehicle enclosure/structure

drayscovered wagons

Canvas-topped frontier vehicles

vans · coaches · carriages · boxcars · stagecoaches

cargo type/purpose

drayscoaches

Those who instruct athletes

stagecoaches · hansoms · buggies · landaus · limousines

MOTIVE POWER (historical context)

drayslorries

Large road freight vehicles

automobiles · tractors · forklifts · trucks · freight trains

Phrases
Family

dray, drayage, draymen, drayman

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G