What does "draughts" mean?
Draughts: A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).
Additional senses
- 2.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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