Definition of draft

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Draft (v. t.) To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select..

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Draftsman :: Draftsman (n.) See Draughtsman.
Draff :: Draff (n.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted..
Draugh :: Draugh (n.) See Draft.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2).
Draft :: Draft (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught..
Draught :: Draught (n.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4..
Run :: Run (a.) To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on..
Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail..
Cowl :: Cowl (n.) A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc..
Overdraw :: Overdraw (v. t.) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit..
Clevis :: Clevis (n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy..
Draught :: Draught (n.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.
Drafting :: Drafting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draf.
Draft :: Draft (v. t.) To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select..
Redraft :: Redraft (v. t.) To draft or draw anew.
Blower :: Blower (n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc..
Encashment :: Encashment (n.) The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.
Draught :: Draught (v. t.) To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
Bank :: Bank (n.) An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions, or the stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in their corporate capacity..
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