Definition of draught

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

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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..
King :: King (n.) A crowned man in the game of draughts.
Dam :: Dam (n.) A kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts.
Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or 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..
Sketch :: Sketch (n.) An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney..
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions..
Draft :: Draft (a.) Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught..
Hoveling :: Hoveling (n.) A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two..
Checkerboard :: Checkerboard (n.) A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers or draughts..
Indraught :: Indraught (n.) An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
Suck :: Suck (n.) A small draught.
Draughted :: Draughted (imp. & p. p.) of Draugh.
Draughtsman :: Draughtsman (n.) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
Draught :: Draught (n.) See Draft, n., 7..
Draughthouse :: Draughthouse (n.) A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc..
Evener :: Evener (n.) In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast..
Draughtboard :: Draughtboard (n.) A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
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