Draught

Quick meaning: Draught is a noun meaning (British spelling) Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.

Meaning

(British spelling) Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.

More Meanings

1. (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
2. (Australia) Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
3. (UK, medicine, obsolete) A mild vesicatory.
4. (UK, obsolete) Any picture or drawing.
5. (UK, obsolete) A sudden attack upon an enemy.
6. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of draft
7. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Example Sentences

She could feel a draught where she was sitting.

Finally I gave him a draught, and he sank into uneasy slumber.

[…]he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught.

All the L.N.E.R. Clyde vessels are paddle-propelled, because of the shallow draught at Craigendoran Pier.

Word Forms

• draughts
• draughting
• draughted

Synonyms for draught

Depending on context, synonyms include draught-house, checker, draft, gulp, blueprint, swig.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include draft, drawing, blueprint, tipple, gulp, swig.

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