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draught (n.)
c. 1200, from Old English
*dreaht
,
*dræht
, related to
dragan
"to draw, drag" (see
drag
(v.)). Oldest sense besides that of "pulling" is of "drinking." It retains the functions that did not branch off with
draft
(q.v.).
