Definition of draught

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Draught (v. t.) To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.

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King :: King (n.) A crowned man in the game of draughts.
Suck :: Suck (n.) A small draught.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc..
Checker :: Checker (v. t.) A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Score :: Score (n.) The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts..
Draw :: Draw (n.) The act of drawing; draught.
Draughthouse :: Draughthouse (n.) A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy.
Table :: Table (n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played.
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..
Rough :: Rough (n.) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught..
Graticule :: Graticule (n.) A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions..
Pargeting :: Pargeting (n.) Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught..
Ploughhead :: Ploughhead (n.) The clevis or draught iron of a plow.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.
Draughts :: Draughts (n. pl.) A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers..
Draftsman :: Draftsman (n.) See Draughtsman.
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..
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