what does draught mean in the sentence and every tongue through utter draught
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Meaning of draught in English:
draught
(US draft)
Pronunciation /drɑːft/
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NOUN
1A current of cool air in a room or other confined space.
‘heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts’
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2A single act of drinking or inhaling.
‘she downed the remaining beer in one draught’
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2.1The amount swallowed or inhaled in a draught.
‘he took deep draughts of oxygen into his lungs’
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2.2literary, archaic A quantity of a liquid with medicinal properties.
‘a sleeping draught’
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3The depth of water needed to float a ship.
‘the shallow draught enabled her to get close inshore’
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4The drawing in of a fishing net.
4.1The fish taken at one drawing; a catch.