(n. pl.) A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).
(n. pl.) A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.
Example Sentences:
(1) In order to investigate the effect of food intake on the amount of fluid ingested and the intervals between draughts and the effect of fluid intake on the amount of food ingested and the intervals between meals, the eating, drinking, and core temperature of 15 adult male rats were continuously monitored for 14 days.
(2) Lester Young often commented that “I feel a draught” when he sensed a racist atmosphere, and his personality became radically more insular after the abuse he suffered in the US army in 1945.
(3) There's a vintage woodburing stove, no TV, a seafood menu rich in local produce, including Glenbeigh oysters, and a top-notch brew on draught in Tom Crean's lager, the sole beer made by Dingle Brewing Company (dinglebrewingcompany.com).
(4) The brace has strong anti-bending strength and draught force.
(5) So they got rid of the car, installed low-energy bulbs , insulation and draught-proofing, and a year-and-a-half ago they bought a wood-burning stove .
(6) The results of a series of cold challenges to the hand, repeated on a normal subject in a temperature-controlled room and in other parts of a rheumatology ward, show very good reproducibility outside the temperature-controlled room, provided that the immediate environment is draught-free.
(7) In general, though, the apparent harmony between government policy and Ofsted's work may be traceable to a much simpler matter of mindset: its head, Michael Wilshaw, is the former head of the Mossbourne academy in Hackney, and prone to sound as if he has imbibed a huge draught of whatever the education secretary, Michael Gove, is drinking.
(8) But that may be the least of Ukip’s woes as it sups the bitter draught of victory.
(9) Relief from the complaints is improved by physiotherapy and by avoiding the detrimental influence of bad posture, nervous stress, air draughts, cold chills etc.
(10) Muscle fibre recruitment was investigated during draught loaded exercise by studying glycogen depletion patterns from histochemical stains of muscle biopsies from the gluteus and semitendinosus muscles.
(11) The increase in metabolic requirements during the three levels of draught exercise was associated with increases in arterial hemoglobin concentration and oxygen content of blood.
(12) Draught-free homes are comfortable at lower temperatures, so you'll be able to turn down your thermostat, which could save another £55 a year.
(13) In particular, connections between population and presence of some fish species draughted has been studied, considering ecological, reproductive and trophic habits of fishes, in order to value relations between the influence these populations exert on fishing and biological characteristics of the quantitatively more meaningful fish species.
(14) The same gift of the gab that a good hotel manager deploys to schmooze an irate guest complaining about draughts made the difference between life and death; he cajoled and coaxed, flattered and deceived, lied and bribed.
(15) It was concluded that high oxidative capacity is of importance both for fast trotting and for draught work.
(16) The major clinical conditions encountered were those which adversely affect the performance of draught animals and those causing infertility.
(17) The role of camels in transport and draught is discussed.
(18) A cart equipped with an odometer, for measuring distance, and a hydraulic dynamometer, for measuring draught force, was used.
(19) Cask beer aside, Fringe majors on continental and Belgian bottles, with the likes of Duvel, Leffe and Timmerman's on draught, as well as real perries and ciders.
(20) Draught whisky and whisky in cans – available in vending machines in Japan to consumers with an ID smartcard to prove their age – are still a long way off in the west.
Player
Definition:
(n.) One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
(n.) One who plays any game.
(n.) A dramatic actor.
(n.) One who plays on an instrument of music.
(n.) A gamester; a gambler.
Example Sentences:
(1) Schneiderlin, valued at an improbable £27m, and the currently injured Jay Rodriguez are wanted by their former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs, but the chairman Ralph Krueger has apparently called a halt to any more outgoings, saying: “They are part of the core that we have decided to keep at Southampton.” He added: “Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale and they will be a part of our club as we enter the new season.” The new manager Ronald Koeman has begun rebuilding by bringing in Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pellè from the Dutch league and Krueger said: “We will have players coming in, we will make transfers to strengthen the squad.
(2) As players, we want what's right, and we feel like no one in his family should be able to own the team.” The NBA has also said that Shelly Sterling should not remain as owner.
(3) The playing fields on which all those players began their journeys have been underfunded for years and are now facing a renewed crisis because of cuts to local authority budgets.
(4) A man named Moreno Facebook Twitter Pinterest Italy's players give chase to an inscrutable Byron Moreno, whose relationship with the country was only just beginning.
(5) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
(6) DATA Modern football data analysis has its origins in a video-based system that used computer vision algorithms to automatically track players.
(7) Of course they should play if the players still want to.
(8) The others were two Britons, Mark Cox and John Barrett (now both BBC commentators) and the US player Jim McManus.
(9) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
(10) Huth, a Stoke player for more than five years, has made only one Premier League appearance since suffering a knee injury in November 2013.
(11) He is a leader and helps manage the defence, while Pablo Armero can be a bit of a loose cannon but he is certainly a talented player.
(12) Uruguay's coach, Oscar Tabárez, had insisted yesterday that his player should face only a one-match ban.
(13) The spirit is great here, the players work very hard, we kept the belief when we were in third place and now we are here.
(14) He said he was appalled by the player's accusations and plans to meet with Martin on Wednesday at an undisclosed location.
(15) This may have been a pointed substitute programme, management perhaps imagining a future where electronic presenters will simply download their minds to MP3-players.
(16) Nwakali, an attacking midfielder, was the player of the Under-17 World Cup in Chile last year, which Nigeria won, and at which his team-mate Chukwueze, a winger, also impressed.
(17) Twellman has steadily grown in confidence as he settles into his role, though whether as a player or as an advocate he was never shy about voicing his opinions.
(18) "I have to say that I have been a Chelsea player since 2004 and I have never had six minutes in my favour when I was losing.
(19) I would like to see much more of that money go down to the grassroots.” The Premier League argues that its focus must remain on investing in the best players and facilities and claims it invests more in so-called “good causes” than any other football league.
(20) It’s not just that Lester was one of the first signs that the Red Sox’s commitment to players from their own system was starting to pay off.