Definition of draught

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Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.

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Draught :: Draught (n.) That which is draw.
Vese :: Vese (n.) Onset; rush; violent draught or wind.
Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively..
Protocol :: Protocol (n.) The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction..
Checkerboard :: Checkerboard (n.) A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers or draughts..
Draughts :: Draughts (n. pl.) A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c)..
Draftsman :: Draftsman (n.) See Draughtsman.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Damper :: Damper (n.) That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time..
Checker :: Checker (v. t.) A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.
Percheron :: Percheron (n.) One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman..
Leeboard :: Leeboard (n.) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught..
Draught :: Draught (v. t.) To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing..
Draught :: Draught (n.) See Draft, n., 7..
Plan :: Plan (v. t.) To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram..
Indraught :: Indraught (n.) A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
Swill :: Swill (n.) To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily.
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