"at a draught" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at a draught, {{en-prep phrase}} at a draught
  1. (idiomatic, dated) In a single swallow. Tags: dated, idiomatic Synonyms: at a draft
    Sense id: en-at_a_draught-en-prep_phrase-LWlZVXyb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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