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• draft — [draft, dräft] n. [ME draught, a drawing, pulling, stroke < base of OE dragan, DRAW] 1. a) a drawing or pulling, as of a vehicle or load b) the thing, quantity, or load pulled 2. a) a drawing in of a fish net …   English World dictionary

• draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads. * * *  any domesticated animal used in drawing heavy loads. Draft animals were in common use in Mesopotamia before 3000 BC for farm work and for pulling wheeled vehicles. Their use spread to the rest of the …   Universalium

• Animals —    Domestic animals served a variety of purposes in the early Middle Ages, including farmwork and fieldwork, and were also an important source of food. Among the more important and useful animals was the horse, which was used not only as a draft… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

• Draft horse showing — Draft horses lined up in the show arena Draft horse showing refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds. In North America, though a small number of draft horses are also shown under saddle, the term Draft horse showing… …   Wikipedia

• Draft Universe — (Russian: Вселенная «Черновика») is a fictional setting for a science fiction duology written by Sergei Lukyanenko and consisting of the novels Rough Draft and Final Draft. Contents 1 Overview 2 Functionals 2.1 Becoming a functional …   Wikipedia

• draft — /draft / (say drahft) noun 1. Also, draught. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. Also, draught. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision and copying. 3. Also, draught. the act of drawing; delineation. 4. US the taking of… …  

• Draft horse — For other uses of the term heavy horse , see Heavy horse. For the Australian sport, see Campdrafting. Shire horse, of typical draft conformation A draft horse (US), draught horse (UK) or dray horse (from the Old English dragan meaning to draw or… …   Wikipedia

• draft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw more at draw Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of drawing a net b. haul 2b 2. a. the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also the portion drunk or inhaled in one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• draft — draftable, adj. drafter, n. /draft, drahft/, n. 1. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. 3. act of drawing; delineation. 4. a current of air in any enclosed space, esp. in… …   Universalium

• draft — [[t]dræft, drɑft[/t]] n. 1) a drawing, sketch, or design 2) a preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, refinement, etc 3) the act of drawing 4) a current of air in any enclosed space, esp. in a room or chimney 5) a device for… …   From formal English to slang

• draft — n 1. drawing, sketch, line drawing, delineation, picture; design, chart, diagram, blueprint. 2. preliminary form, rough sketch, outline, skeleton; plan, survey, overview, conspectus; formulation, framing, plot, strategy, Inf. game plan;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder