draughts
English edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɹɑːfts/
- (US) enPR: drăfts, IPA(key): /dɹæfts/
Audio (US): (file)
Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːfts, -æfts
- Homophone: drafts
Noun edit
draughts
Noun edit
draughts (uncountable)
- (board games, British, 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.
- A mild vesicatory.
Synonyms edit
- checkers (US, Canada)
Hyponyms edit
- (board games): Turkish draughts
Meronyms edit
- (board games): draughtsman
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Translations edit
game for two players
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Verb edit
draughts
- third-person singular simple present indicative of draught
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