Draught Definition

draft, dräft
draughts
noun
draughts

Draft.

Webster's New World

The action or an act of pulling something along, especially a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor.

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The act of drawing, or pulling back.

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That which is drawn.
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That which draws, such as a team of oxen or horses.
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verb

To draw out; to call forth. See draft.

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To diminish or exhaust by drawing.

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To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

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Other Word Forms of Draught

Noun

Singular:
draught
Plural:
draughts

Origin of Draught

  • From Old English dræht, from Proto-Germanic *drahtiz.

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Draught Sentence Examples

  • The native Sardinian cattle are small, but make good draught oxen.

  • Any noise, a draught of air or a touch may cause a convulsion.

  • Its most important branch is the Red Lake River, and both are navigable for vessels of light draught at high water.

  • The river is navigable for steamers of light draught.

  • It can hardly be expected that zebras and bontequaggas fresh from their native mountains and plains can be brought into competition as beasts of burden and draught with horses and asses, whose useful qualities have been augmented by the training of thousands of generations of progenitors.

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Words Starting With

DDRDRA

Words Ending With

THTGHT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With T