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Word: Draught
Speech Type: Noun
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
drɑːft
a current of cool air in a room or other confined space
Short Definition:current of air
Examples:- heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts
a single act of drinking or inhaling
Short Definition:act of drinking or inhaling
Examples:- she downed the remaining beer in one draught
the depth of water needed to float a ship
Short Definition:depth of water
Examples:- the shallow draught enabled her to get close inshore
the drawing in of a fishing net.
Short Definition:drawing in of net
- draft
Word: Draught
Speech Type: Adjective
drɑːft
denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can
Short Definition:(of beer) served from barrel or tank
Examples:- draught ale
denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads
Short Definition:(of animal) pulling heavy loads
Examples:- a draught horse
- draft
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