Word Meaning

Meaning of draughts

- The act of drawing or pulling
- The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like.
- The drawing of a bowstring.
- Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
- The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.
- A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.
- The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)
- The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation.
- That which is drawn
- That which is taken by sweeping with a net.
- The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.
- The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.
- A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation.
- An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.
- A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney.
- That which draws
- A team of oxen or horses.
- A sink or drain; a privy.
- A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet.
- Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.
- The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught.
- An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.
- A move, as at chess or checkers.
- The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.
- See Draft, n., 7.
- Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.
- Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.
- Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.
- Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like.
- To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
- To diminish or exhaust by drawing.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).
- A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.

Crossword clue for draughts

- Air current
- Apparently rough drawing of keg beer
- Breeze
- Cart-puller, ... horse
- Current of air
- Keg beer
- the act of pulling a load by a vehicle or animal
- Board game
- Breezes
- Breezes through game on board
- Checkers game
- Chequerboard game
- Chills
- Currents of air