draught

Pronunciation: /dɹɑːft/

The English word “draught” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
A mild vesicatory.
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Any picture or drawing.
A sudden attack upon an enemy.

Etymology

From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t.

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