draught

1. (British spelling) Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.Examples: "She could feel a draught where she was sitting."; "[…]he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught."; "“Drink and pass!” he cried, handing the heavy charged flagon to the nearest seaman. “The crew alone now drink. Round with it, round! Short draughts—long swallows, men; ’tis hot as Satan’s hoof."UKalt-ofalternativecountableuncountable

2. (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.Synonyms: checkerBritishcountableuncountable

3. (Australia) Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.Australiacountableuncountable

4. (UK, medicine, obsolete) A mild vesicatory.UKcountableobsoleteuncountable

5. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.Examples: "Then sayde Jesus: are ye yett withoute understondinge? perceave ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth doune into the bely, and ys cast out into the draught?"; "Rid me these Villaines from your companies; / Hang them, or stab them, drowne them in a draught, / Confound them by some course, and come to me, / Ile giue you Gold enough."Synonyms: draught-housecountableobsoleteuncountable

6. (UK, obsolete) Any picture or drawing.Examples: "And therefore, for the whole process, and full representation, there must be more than one draught; the one representing him in station, the other in session, another in genuflexion."UKcountableobsoleteuncountable