2016年1月14日 · He takes a long draught of beer and regards me thoughtfully. Narrator is the former wife of Tom, Rachel. What does "takes a long draught of" mean? Did you look up "draught" in the dictionary, sobhan? Here are two relevant definitions from the WR dictionary: Did you look up "draught" in the dictionary, sobhan?

同樣的道理，「喝一口」在古代則這樣說：「抽一口」（takingadraught）。 that’s because you suck the beer into your mouth and that’s the same reason why taking a drink was of old sometimes called taking a draught.

They're spelling variants but aren't exactly interchangeable. Draft and draught can be used to refer to an "early sketch or plan," "beer on tap," or even "dragging or pulling a load." In American English, draft is used for all of these, except fancy bars that will have foreign "draught beers."

Draught, used predominantly in British English, is a noun meaning a current of cool air in a room or a serving of drink (especially beer) drawn from a large container. It can also describe the action of pulling a load or taking a large drink of liquid. As a noun (air): The draught from the open window made the room chilly.

2012年10月8日 · Taking the whiskey flask from his pocket, he emptied it a drought. " but i'm not sure of my choice. Thanks ! If you look at the beginning of the story you will also find: " He finished the sandwich, and, taking a flask of whiskey from his pocket, he took a short drought." So "drought" seems to be an Irish form of "draught".

To take an opponent's draught, it must be next to yours diagonally and have an empty space in the next square in the same line, so that you literally jump straight over it. The opponent's draught is then removed from the board and will appear at the side as a captured draught.

2023年2月10日 · To put things simply, draft beer is any kind of beer that has been drawn out from a keg (or a cask). It’s what most beer aficionados prefer as it has a very refreshing and delightful flavor and taste. If you value the taste of beer over anything else, then draft beer is the way to go.

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Taking a Draught Drops or small doses of highly concentrated herbal infusions, decoctions, or tinctures that often don’t taste good. A draw is typically very strong, and you drink just a small...

English draughts (British English) or checkers (American English), also called straight checkers or simply draughts, [note 1] is a form of the strategy board game checkers (or draughts). It is played on an 8×8 checkerboard with 12 pieces per side.