Definition of draught

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Draught (n.) Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.

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Draughty :: Draughty (a.) Pertaining to a draught, or current of air; as, a draughtly, comfortless room..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..
Punch :: Punch (n.) One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch..
Draughted :: Draughted (imp. & p. p.) of Draugh.
Draught :: Draught (a.) Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks..
Graticule :: Graticule (n.) A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Draught :: Draught (n.) A team of oxen or horses.
Draff :: Draff (n.) The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught..
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..
Draughtboard :: Draughtboard (n.) A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
Swiller :: Swill (n.) Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive quantities.
Scribe :: Scribe (n.) One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by jumping, as in draughts..
Blast :: Blast (n.) The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast..
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..
Drawgear :: Drawgear (n.) A harness for draught horses.
Dam :: Dam (n.) A kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts.
Draught :: Draught (v. t.) To diminish or exhaust by drawing.
Plan :: Plan (a.) A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram..
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