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Origin of draught
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English draht (cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Old Norse drāttr ); akin to Old English dragan “to plug, drag, draw,” drōht “a pull (at the oars)”; see draw
how to pronounce draught
Draught is a variant spelling of draft and is normally pronounced the same way, as [draft] /dræft/ or [drahft] /drɑft/ or with a vowel somewhere between [a] /æ/ and [ah]. /ɑ/. A pronunciation [drawt] /drɔt/ is sometimes heard for draught, perhaps because -aught is frequently pronounced [-awt] /-ɔt/ elsewhere, as in caught and taught.
OTHER WORDS FROM draught
draughter, nounun·der·draught, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use draught in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for draught
draught
US draft
/ (drɑːft) /
noun
See also draughts
Derived forms of draught
draughter or US drafter, nounWord Origin for draught
C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to draw
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