Definition of draught

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Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..

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Percheron :: Percheron (n.) One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like..
Draughtboard :: Draughtboard (n.) A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
Swig :: Swig (n.) A long draught.
Potation :: Potation (n.) A draught.
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..
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught..
Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively..
Punch :: Punch (n.) One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch..
Draughting :: Draughting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draugh.
Ploughhead :: Ploughhead (n.) The clevis or draught iron of a plow.
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..
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..
Plot :: Plot (n.) A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale..
Sketch :: Sketch (n.) An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange..
Swill :: Swill (n.) To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily.
Extract :: Extract (n.) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution..
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