Definition of draught

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Draught (n.) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.

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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..
Gunboat :: Gunboat (n.) A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns..
Man :: Man (n.) One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played..
Draughtsman :: Draughtsman (n.) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2).
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like..
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily..
Swig :: Swig (n.) A long 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..
Draughts :: Draughts (n. pl.) A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c)..
Potion :: Potion (n.) A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine..
King :: King (n.) A crowned man in the game of draughts.
Draught :: Draught (v. t.) To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A team of oxen or horses.
Draughts :: Draughts (n. pl.) A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers..
Haul :: Haul (n.) A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul..
Indraught :: Indraught (n.) An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.
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