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Plural of draught

regular plural

The plural of draught is draughts.

Forms of draught

Singulardraught /dɹɑːft/
Pluraldraughts /dɹɑːfts/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Draughts in a sentence

  • There was no First Class accommodation, and there were always strong draughts from their ill-fitting doors.2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, page 42. From the entry ill-fitting
  • Democritus: An ancient Greek philosopher who was credited with mixing love draughts.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 75. From the entry love draught
  • They pour no milky draughts, they heat no cauldron.2001 -, Edwin Bryant, The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture, →ISBN. From the entry fire-worship
  • Cold draughts knifed up between the duckboards.1970, Mary Stewart, The Crystal Cave. From the entry knife up
  • Other bees smell the communicatrix, or receive small draughts of scented liquid from her, and then search for food sources with the appropriate scent.1971, J. B. S. Haldane, “Animal Ritual and Human Language”, in The Cosmos Reader, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, page 139. From the entry communicatrix

Meaning of draught

  1. noun A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
  2. noun Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
  3. noun A mild vesicatory.

Full definition of draught

Questions about the plural of draught

What is the plural of draught?
The plural of draught is draughts.
Is draught countable?
Draught is a countable and uncountable noun.

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