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draught (US), draft 1. a. beer, wine, etc., stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled b. (as modifier): draught beer c. on draught drawn from a cask or keg 2. any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts 3. the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull draught [draft] (civil engineering) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And the horses shook themselves, and the dogs jumped up and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked about and flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed again; the fire in the kitchen blazed up; round went the jack, and round went the spit, with the goose for the king's dinner upon it; the butler finished his draught of ale; the maid went on plucking the fowl; and the cook gave the boy the box on his ear. Under ordinary circumstances, after I had lain quietly in the darkness for half an hour, the draught that I had taken would have sent me to sleep. As she still hesitated, being, in fact, in no reasonable state of mind, he took the infant in his arms, and himself administered the draught. |
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