"draughts" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-draughts.ogg [US] Forms: draught [singular], draughts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|draught}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of draught; more than one (kind of) draught.
    Sense id: simple-draughts-en-noun-lfu6QOrm Categories (other): Plurals
  2. Another name for checkers.
    Sense id: simple-draughts-en-noun-r-dqZF0L

Verb

Audio: en-us-draughts.ogg [US] Forms: draught [canonical], draughts [third-person, singular], draughted [past], draughted [past, participle], draughting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|draught}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of draught.
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