draught.
Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.
Meaning & usage
Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.
She could feel a draught where she was sitting.
A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
A mild vesicatory.
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Any picture or drawing.
A sudden attack upon an enemy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t.
Alternative spelling of draft
draught beer or cider
draught oxen, a draught horse
Where this word comes from
From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t.
Alternative spelling of draft.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t.
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