draughts

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɹɑːfts/
  • (US) enPR: drăfts, IPA(key): /dɹæfts/
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Noun

draughts

  1. plural of draught

Noun

draughts (uncountable)

  1. (board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
  2. A mild vesicatory.

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Verb

draughts

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
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