dray

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Recent Examples of dray The situation is especially fraught for the nation’s 75,000 dray operators and other foot soldiers of the supply chain. Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022 While bikes are permitted, the most efficient way to deliver packages are through dray wagon horse carriages. Dixita Limbachia, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dray
Noun
  • There was little shelter for the newcomers, and only those with money could obtain oxcarts.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Peer into the daily lives of early German Texans The days of freighters and oxcarts making their arduous way across Texas and Mexico from Indianola ended in 1860 when the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad and the Indianola Railroad joined up in Victoria.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • If these two weren't enough to show how fun wagons can be for dogs, there are plenty of other benefits.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The tiny seeds caught a ride in their seed bags as well as on their boots and clothes, and the invading grass took hold everywhere their horses’ hooves and wagon wheels tread.
    Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The group said the White Nile River is the most likely source of infection in the city, as many families have been bringing water from it using donkey carts following a major power outage in the area.
    Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Then, scroll for our other favorite options to add to your cart below.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025

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