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   draught

   /drɑːft/

   noun

   • 1. a current of cool air in a room or other confined space: "heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts" Similar current of airrush of airbreathwhiffwaftwindbreezegustpuffblastgaleinformal:blowliterary:zephyr
   • 2. a single act of drinking or inhaling: "she downed the remaining beer in one draught"
   • ▪ the amount swallowed or inhaled in a draught: "he took deep draughts of oxygen into his lungs" Similar gulpdrinkswallowmouthfulinformal:swigswillslugchug
   • ▪ a quantity of a liquid with medicinal properties: literary, archaic "a sleeping draught"
   • 3. the depth of water needed to float a ship: "the shallow draught enabled her to get close inshore"
   • 4. the drawing in of a fishing net.
   • ▪ the fish taken at one drawing; a catch.

   adjective

   • 1. denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can: "draught ale"
   • 2. denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads: "a draught horse"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.

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   11 meanings: 1. a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space 2. a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or.... Click for more definitions.

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   noun. a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal. ( as modifier ) a draught horse. the load or quantity drawn. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine. the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow.

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   1. a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space. 2. a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal. b. ( as modifier ): a draught horse. 3. the load or quantity drawn. 4. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine. 5. the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow.

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   Definition of draught noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.