Definition of draught

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Draught (n.) That which draw.

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Hoveling :: Hoveling (n.) A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two..
Hame :: Hame (n.) One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's neck attached to them..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A team of oxen or horses.
Drawer :: Drawer (n.) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer..
Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Engorged :: Engorged (p. a.) Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts..
Punch :: Punch (n.) One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch..
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..
Draught :: Draught (a.) Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses..
Indraught :: Indraught (n.) A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
Ploughhead :: Ploughhead (n.) The clevis or draught iron of a plow.
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A sink or drain; a privy.
Circean :: Circean (a.) Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.
Swill :: Swill (n.) To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught..
Table :: Table (n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The drawing of a bowstring.
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