drayhorse

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdreɪhɔːs/    美 /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/

英文释义

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

词形变化

drayhorses plural dray horse alternative dray-horse alternative

词源

First attested in 1645; compound of dray + horse.
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