draughts
/ (drɑːfts) /
(functioning as singular) a game for two players using a draughtboard and 12 draughtsmen each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces: US and Canadian name: checkers
Origin of draughts
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How to use draughts in a sentence
Inclosed you will receive two draughts for two different terms, which will each be ready for your commands.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonBut he drank deep, silent draughts of love, and reveled in the bright future of his passion.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeGradually along the bare, bleak stretches of unrugged floor little cold draughts of air came creeping exploringly to his feet.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell AbbottNow he sat, now walked in a high apartment, full of draughts and shadows.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonHe kept going to the pitcher for draughts of water, and never remained still for a single instant.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank Aubrey
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