Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drayhorse

/ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dray-horse
IPA: /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.

noun

Someone who undergoes or underwent many a hardship, who suffers some great burden; a burdened, beleaguered, downtrodden man.

Example Sentences

"Then his dray-horſe and he, in the ſtreets we did ſee, With his hanger, his ſling, and bis jacket; Long time he did watch, to meet with his match; For he'd ever a mind to the placket."
""Archbiſhops, Biſhops," (ſo ſays Doctor Parr) "By delta, Beta, merely, have been made : "Why from the mitre then am I ſo far; "So long a dray-horſe in this thundering trade ? "O Pitt, ſhame on thee !—art thou ſtill to ſeek "The ſoul of wiſdom in the ſound of Greek ?""

Etymology

First attested in 1645; compound of dray + horse.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1645

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/
British English: /ˈdreɪhɔːs/

Inflected Forms

drayhorses (plural) dray horse (alternative) dray-horse (alternative)

Synonyms

carthorse cart horse

Questions

How do you pronounce drayhorse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/.
What does drayhorse mean?: A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.
Where does drayhorse come from?: First known use: First attested in 1645.

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