English Explanatory Dictionary

drayhorse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.
  2. Someone who undergoes or underwent many a hardship, who suffers some great burden; a burdened, beleaguered, downtrodden man.

Pronunciation

/ˈdreɪhɔːs/ /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drayhorse.wav

Word forms

drayhorse drayhorses dray horse dray-horse

Etymology

First attested in 1645; compound of dray + horse.

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