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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
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈdraughter, noun
Other Words From
- draughter noun
- under·draught noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of draught1
Example Sentences
On alcohol duties, she said that, from February 2025, there would be a 1.7% reduction in draught beer duty, to shave "a penny off a pint in the pub".
The average price of a pint of draught lager was £4.79 in September, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The final was of a lesser standard, though, with both players irritated by a draught, but Humphries kept a consistent average of above 100 throughout and eventually found his checkout game to seal the win.
He drank large draughts of his wine and ran about everywhere like a wild animal, shouting and yodeling.
Also going are sofa beds, with pull-out beds becoming more popular, as well as hot rotisserie-cooked whole chicken, and draught stout - because its price movements are very similar to draught bitter.
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