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draught

UK/dɹɑːft/ US/dɹæft/ uncommon obsolete uk
noun (6) verb (1)

noun

1.

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

  • “they served beer on draft”
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2.

a large and hurried swallow

  • “he finished it at a single gulp”
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3.

a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

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4.

the depth of a vessel''s keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

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5.

a dose of liquid medicine

  • “he took a sleeping draft”
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6.

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

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verb

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • at a draught
  • banker's draught
  • beast of draught
  • black draught
  • deep draught
  • draught animal
  • draught engine
  • draught excluder

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