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Definition of Draught

1. Verb. Make a blueprint of.

2. Noun. A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg. "They served beer on draft"

3. Noun. A large and hurried swallow. "He finished it at a single gulp"

4. Noun. A current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle).

5. Noun. The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded).

6. Noun. A dose of liquid medicine. "He took a sleeping draft"

7. Noun. The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling.

Definition of Draught

1. n. The act of drawing or pulling

2. a. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.

3. v. t. To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.

Definition of Draught

1. Noun. The action or an act of pulling something along, especially a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor. ¹

2. Noun. The act of drawing. ¹

3. Noun. That which is drawn. ¹

4. Noun. That which draws. ¹

5. Noun. Capacity of being drawn. ¹

6. Noun. A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle). ¹

7. Noun. The depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull. ¹

8. Noun. An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow. ¹

9. Noun. The act of drawing in a net for fish. ¹

10. Noun. (British) A game piece used in the game of draughts. ¹

11. Noun. (Australia) A type of beer, brewed using a top-fermenting yeast; ale. ¹

12. Noun. (UK Ireland) Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can. ¹

13. Noun. (dated) A dose of medicine in liquid form. ¹

14. Noun. (obsolete) A privy. ¹

15. Noun. (obsolete) A drawing or picture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Draught

1. to draft [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: draft

Lexicographical Neighbors of Draught

draps drapur drash syndrome drastic drastically drastick drastics drasty drat drate

drats dratted dratting draugh draughs draught (current term) draught animal draught animals draught beer draught excluder

draught excluders draught horse draught horses draughtboard draughtboards draughted draughter draughters draughtier draughtiest

Literary usage of Draught

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Bristol Naturalists' Society (Bristol, England), Bristol Naturalists' Society (1891)
"... 212°," proceeded to draw comparisons between the various systems of draught, and remarked that— He had been led to investigate the subject of "draught" ..."

2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.), National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) (1898)
"There is, says this very competent inquirer, a sort of in-draught which draws the country dweller to the town. A current seems to set from the rural ..."

3. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"We generally examine the draught-brandies only for the presence of injurious substances mixed ... The following explanations apply only to draught-spirits. ..."

4. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"At last nature broke down the barriers of etiquette: Tom lifted up an inward prayer for pardon if he was doing wrong, and "HE GRAVELY TOOK A draught. ..."

5. The Lancet (1842)
"The draught to be taken every four hours. 15. Pain and griping relieved by the draughts. Her head aches and the bowels are confined. ..."

6. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1885)
"... foot of grate .with a very large increase in the quantity of water evaporated per hour, than when burning coal by natural draught in the same boiler. ..."

7. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1852)
"REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON draught HORSES. The awarding committee on draught Horses report that they ..."

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