Definition of draught

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Draught (v. t.) To diminish or exhaust by drawing.

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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..
Vese :: Vese (n.) Onset; rush; violent draught or wind.
Draught :: Draught (a.) Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A team of oxen or horses.
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..
Pleader :: Pleader (n.) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader..
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..
Tiff :: Tiff (n.) Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor..
Draft :: Draft (a.) Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught..
Flat :: Flat (n.) A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught..
Drawgear :: Drawgear (n.) A harness for draught horses.
Draught :: Draught (a.) Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks..
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..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Draff :: Draff (n.) A current of air. Same as Draught.
Draughtsman :: Draughtsman (n.) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
Swig :: Swig (v. t.) To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider..
"draughtsman :: Draughtsman (n.) A man or piece used in the game of draughts..
Draff :: Draff (n.) The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught..
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..
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