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at a draught

at a draught prepositional phrase: in a single swallow.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (dated, idiomatic) In a single swallow.
    • I then made another ſign that I wanted Drink. They found by my eating, that a ſmall Quantity would not ſuffice me, and being a moſt ingenious People, they flung up with great dexterity one of their largeſt Hogſheads, then rolled it towards my Hand, and beat out the top; I drank it off at a Draught...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Gives Some Account of Himself and Family, His First Inducements to Travel. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s...
    • I emptied the glass at a draft, and another, and another. I felt disgusted with the world, and took another—to think that men will be so bamboozled—one more—when they can get the real thing, right on the spot, too—a sip—and no false bottom in the bot tle—madame's good health—wonder if she's not the...1857, [W. W. Wright], Doré by a Stroller in Europe, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, page 231

Forms of at a draught

alternative format a draft

Questions about at a draught

What does at a draught mean?
At a draught means in a single swallow.
What part of speech is at a draught?
At a draught is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at a draught in the dictionary

  1. at a canter
  2. at a clip
  3. at a discount
  4. at a distance
  5. at a draft
  6. at a draught
  7. at a fast clip
  8. at a glance
  9. at a go
  10. at a guess
  11. at a loose end

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