draught

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draught

/dɹɑːft/ UK
/dɹæft/ US
/dɹɔt/ common, nonstandard

Sounds like draft · Rhymes with -ɑːft, -æft

Where it 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.

noun draughts

UK, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of draft in some of its senses She could feel a draught where she was sitting.
UK, countable, uncountable A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
Similar: checker
Australia, countable, uncountable Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable A mild vesicatory.
UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Then sayde Jesus: are ye yett withoute understondinge? perceave ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth doune into the bely, and ys cast out into the draught?
Similar: draught-house
UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable Any picture or drawing. And therefore, for the whole process, and full representation, there must be more than one draught; the one representing him in station, the other in session, another in genuflexion.
UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable A sudden attack upon an enemy. drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you

adjective

UK, alternative, not comparable Alternative spelling of draft draught beer or cider

verb draughts · draughting · draughted

UK, alternative Alternative spelling of draft The Parliament so often draughted and drained.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: draft, drawing, blueprint, tipple, gulp, swig, potation, air current, current, flow, airstream, sinking, breeze, style, shooting, marksmanship

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noun game piece

Español	dama
Português	peça (de damas)
Deutsch	Spielstein
Italiano	pedina
Ελληνικά	πούλι poúli
Русский	ша́шка šáška

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@misc{draught_2026,
  title = {draught},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/draught},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}