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DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 547 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DIO-DRO
DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings) , the act or action of drawing, extending, pulling, &c. It is thus applied to animals used for drawing vehicles or loads, "
draught
  oxen," &c., to the quantity of fish taken by one " drag " of a net, to a quantity of liquid taken or "
drawn
  in " to the mouth, and to a current of air in a chimney, a room or other confined space. In furnaces the "
draught
 " is "natural " when not increased artificially, or " forced " when increased by mechanical methods (see BOILER). The water a ship " draws," or her " draught," is the depth to which she sinks in the water as measured from her
keel
 . The word was formerly used of a " move" in
chess
  or similar games, and is thus, in the plural, the general
English
  name of the game known also as " checkers " (see DRAUGHTS). The spelling " draft " is generally employed in the following usages. It is a common
term
  for a written order "
drawn
  on " a banker or other holder of funds for the payment of money to .a third person; thus a
cheque
  (q.v.) is a draft. A
special
  form of draft is a " banker's draft," an instruction by one bank to another bank, or to a branch of the bank making the instruction, to pay a sum of money to the order of a certain specified person. Other meanings of " draft " are an outline, plan or sketch, or a preliminary drawing up of an
instrument
 , measure, document, &c., which, after alteration and amendment, will be embodied in a final or formal shape; an allowance made by merchants or importers to those who sell by retail, to make up a loss incurred in weighing or measuring; and a detachment or
body
  of troops " drawn off " for a specific purpose, usually a reinforcement from the depot or reserve units to those abroad or in the field. For the use of the
term
  " draft " or " draught " in masonry and architecture see DRAFTED MASONRY.


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