draught
Use Draught in a sentence
noun
1.
draughts, ( used with a singular verb ) British. the game of checkers.
2.
verb (used with object)
3.
verb (used without object)
4.
adjective
5.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English draht (cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Old Norse drāttr); akin to Old English dragan to draw, drōht a pull (at the oars)
1150–1200; Middle English draht (cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Old Norse drāttr); akin to Old English dragan to draw, drōht a pull (at the oars)
Related forms
draught·er, noun
un·der·draught, noun
Pronunciation note
Draught is a variant spelling of draft and is normally pronounced the same way, as [draft] or [drahft] or with a vowel somewhere between [a] and [ah]. A pronunciation [drawt] is sometimes heard for draught, perhaps because -aught is frequently pronounced [-awt] elsewhere, as in caught and taught.
Draught is a variant spelling of draft and is normally pronounced the same way, as
[draft] or [drahft] or with a vowel somewhere between [a] and [ah]. A pronunciation [drawt] is sometimes heard for draught, perhaps because -aught is frequently pronounced [-awt] elsewhere, as in caught and taught.
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World English Dictionary
draught or draft (drɑːft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space |
| 2. | a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal |
| b. (as modifier): a draught horse | |
| 3. | the load or quantity drawn |
| 4. | a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine |
| 5. | the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow |
| 6. | the act or process of drawing air, smoke, etc, into the lungs |
| 7. | the amount of air, smoke, etc, inhaled in one breath |
| 8. | a. beer, wine, etc, stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled |
| b. (as modifier): draught beer | |
| c. on draught drawn from a cask or keg | |
| 9. | Also called: draughtsman, US and Canadian equivalent: checker any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts |
| 10. | the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull |
| 11. | feel the draught to be short of money |
| [C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to | |
| draft or draft | |
| —n | |
| [C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to | |
| 'draughter or draft | |
| —n | |
| 'drafter or draft | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Using tree rings there is no way to tell the difference between a draught accompanied by severe heat and a severe cold snap.
He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.
And with all this bitter draught they appear to have few of those sweetenings which might render it more palatable.
This is one of the problems with subsidies - they're basically ensuring the job draught will continue.
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