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withdraft

withdraft is the alternative spelling of withdraught.

Meaning of withdraught

Noun

withdraught (plural withdraughts)

  1. (obsolete) Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
  2. (obsolete) A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.
  3. (obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
  4. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    Synonyms:
    bathroom
  5. (obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.

Forms of withdraft

pluralwithdrafts

Questions about withdraft

What is withdraft the alternative spelling of?
Withdraft is the alternative spelling of withdraught.

Words near withdraft in the dictionary

  1. withcall
  2. withcalled
  3. withcalling
  4. withcalls
  5. Withdean
  6. withdraft
  7. withdrafts
  8. withdraught
  9. withdraughts
  10. withdraw
  11. withdrawability

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: withdraft (page history and authors); withdraught (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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