Definition of draught

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Draught (n.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2).

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Draught :: Draught (n.) See Draft, n., 7..
Protocolist :: Protocolist (n.) One who draughts protocols.
Checker :: Checker (v. t.) A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
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..
Draught :: Draught (n.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Draught :: Draught (v. t.) To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
Draft :: Draft (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught..
Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively..
Hood :: Hood (n.) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind..
Swiller :: Swill (n.) Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive quantities.
Draught :: Draught (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air..
Draughtboard :: Draughtboard (n.) A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
Plan :: Plan (a.) A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram..
Haul :: Haul (n.) A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul..
Draughtsmanship :: Draughtsmanship (n.) The office, art, or work of a draughtsman..
Draughtsman :: Draughtsman (n.) One who draws pleadings or other writings.
Draughts :: Draughts (n. pl.) A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers..
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..
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