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draught
[ draft, drahft ]
noun
- draughts, (used with a singular verb) British. the game of checkers.
verb (used with object)
- Chiefly British. draft ( defs 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 ).
verb (used without object)
- Chiefly British. draft ( def 33 ).
adjective
- Chiefly British. draft ( defs 35, 36, 37 ).
draught
/ drɑːft /
noun
- a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space
- the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal
- ( as modifier )
a draught horse
- the load or quantity drawn
- a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine
- the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow
- the act or process of drawing air, smoke, etc, into the lungs
- the amount of air, smoke, etc, inhaled in one breath
- beer, wine, etc, stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled
- ( as modifier )
draught beer
- drawn from a cask or keg
- Also calleddraughtsman any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts US and Canadian equivalentchecker
- the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull
- feel the draughtto be short of money
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Pronunciation Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈdraughter, noun
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Other Words From
- draughter noun
- under·draught noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of draught1
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Example Sentences
A mega-draught could devastate India, wiping out the farms that country needs to feed its rapidly growing population.
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
The chimney was at the other end, and thus a draught of hot air constantly passed beneath the floors in cold weather.
It is called the "travellers' drink" because any one, on breaking off a stalk, can obtain a cool draught.
This, however, will not be necessary where there is a chimney high enough to create a strong draught.
Gradually, however, the spark grew to a burning mass, which created the draught of air that fanned it.
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