Origin: Germanic
Old English suffix
Draught has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
"they served beer on draft"
2
a large and hurried swallow
"he finished it at a single gulp"
3
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
4
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
5
a dose of liquid medicine
"he took a sleeping draft"
6
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
7
Alternative form of draft in its various senses.
Verb
2
Alternative spelling of draft
Example Sentences
"they served beer on draft"
noun
"he finished it at a single gulp"
noun
"he took a sleeping draft"
noun
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