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[ draft, drahft ] SHOW IPA
/ dræft, drɑft / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun draughts, (used with a singular verb )British . the game of checkers.
Chiefly British . draft (defs. 1, 3-10, 18-25, 38).
verb (used with object) Chiefly British . draft (defs. 28-32).
verb (used without object) Chiefly British . draft (def. 33).
adjective Chiefly British . draft (defs. 35-37).
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Origin of draught First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English draht (cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Old Norse drāttr ); akin to Old English dragan “to plug, drag, draw,” drōht “a pull (at the oars)”; see draw
pronunciation note for draught Draught is a variant spelling of
draft and is normally pronounced the same way, as
[draft] /dræft/ or
[drahft] /drɑft/ or with a vowel somewhere between
[a] /æ/ and
[ah]. /ɑ/. A pronunciation
[drawt] /drɔt/ is sometimes heard for
draught, perhaps because
-aught is frequently pronounced
[-awt] /-ɔt/ elsewhere, as in
caught and
taught.
OTHER WORDS FROM draught draughter, noun un·der·draught, noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH draught 1. draft, draught (see pronunciation note at the current entry) 2. draught , drought Words nearby draught drapes, drappie, drastic, drat, dratted, draught , draughtboard, draughts, draughtsman, draughty, Drava
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Example sentences from the Web for draught I thought the draught I gave you last night would have amended you.
Auriol | W. Harrison Ainsworth
I waited to see her take her draught , and lay her head down once more on the pillow.
Tatterdemalion | John Galsworthy
He is very fond of brandy, and drinks large glasses of it at a draught .
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 | Various
She brought the sparkling amber fluid, and the Duke did justice by his draught .
The Young Duke | Benjamin Disraeli
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British Dictionary definitions for draught 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 on draught drawn from a cask or keg Also called: draughtsman any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts US and Canadian equivalent: checker
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 draught to be short of money
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Derived forms of draught draughter or US drafter , noun Word Origin for draught C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to draw
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Words related to draught elixir, wisp, whiff, suction, hint, fume, odor, aroma, breath, puff, scent, gust, air, gale, breeze, cyclone, blast, mug, drink, bowl