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Traditional English :: draught
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draught - n. & v. ( US draft) --n. 1 a current of air in a confined space (e.g. a room or chimney).
2 pulling, traction.
3 Naut. the depth of water needed to float a ship.
4 the drawing of liquor from a cask etc.
5 a a single act of drinking. b the amount drunk in this. c a dose of liquid medicine.
6 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) Brit. a game for two played with 12 pieces each on a draughtboard.
7 a the drawing in of a fishing-net. b the fish taken at one drawing.
8 = DRAFT. --v.draught beer beer drawn from a cask, not bottled. draught-horse a horse used for pulling heavy loads, esp. a cart or plough. feel the draught colloq. suffer from adverse (usu. financial) conditions. [ME draht, perh. f. ON drahtr, drÁttr f. Gmc, rel. to DRAW] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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