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Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers. [1913 Webster]

Note: Polish draughts is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. --Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Checkers \Check"ers\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]rz), n. pl. [See Checher, v.]

A game, called also draughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men, or can not move them. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

draughts

noun

a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces [syn: checkers]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3
   (c) .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.

Note: Polish draughts is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. --Am. Cyc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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