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Draughts (pieces)
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — (n.) British name for the tabletop game that in U.S. is CHECKERS (Cf. checkers), c.1400, from DRAUGHT (Cf. draught), perhaps because the pieces are dragged over the board in moves. Earlier it is recorded as jeu de dames (late 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
Draughts — This article is about the group of the board games. For other uses of draft , see Draft (disambiguation). For other uses of checkers , see Checkers (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Drought. Draughts Starting position on a 10×10 draughts… … Wikipedia
draughts — noun /drɑːfts,dræfts/ A game for two players played on a chessboard in which the players each have 12 pieces, known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponents pieces by jumping ones own pieces over the opponents pieces. (See for… … Wiktionary
draughts — noun Brit. a game played on a chequered board by two players, who each start with twelve disc shaped pieces and move them diagonally with the aim of capturing all the opponent s pieces. Origin ME: from draught; related to obs. draught in the… … English new terms dictionary
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 • Members of this Topic: ↑black, ↑checker, ↑chequer, ↑king, ↑white … Useful english dictionary
draughts — UK [drɑːfts] / US [dræfts] noun [uncountable] British a game for two people, played on a board with black and white squares using 24 round pieces. The American word is checkers … English dictionary
draughts — [drɑːfts] noun [U] British a game for two people, played on a board with black and white squares, using 24 round pieces … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
draughts — /drafts/ (say drahfts) plural noun (construed as singular) a game played by two people each with twelve pieces on a chequered board; chequers. {from obsolete use draught a chess move, from the drawing across of the chess piece} …
Polish draughts — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
English draughts — Checkers redirects here. For other uses, see Checkers (disambiguation). Damka redirects here. For other uses, see Damka (disambiguation). English draughts board English draughts (International English) or checkers (American English and Canadian… … Wikipedia
