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Definition of Draughts
1. Noun. A checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces.
Exact synonyms: Checkers
Generic synonyms: Board Game
Examples of category: Black, Checker, Chequer, King, White
Terms within: Checker Board, Checkerboard
Generic synonyms: Board Game
Examples of category: Black, Checker, Chequer, King, White
Terms within: Checker Board, Checkerboard
Definition of Draughts
1. n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See Draught,
2. n. pl. A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.
Definition of Draughts
1. Noun. (plural of draught) ¹
2. Noun. (board games British uncountable) A game for two players played on a chessboard in which the players each have 12 pieces, known as ''men'', and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. (See the Wikipedia page for the full rules of the game. There are various variants of the game.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Draughts
1. draught [v] - See also: draught