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- English Word Draff Definition The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.
- English Word Draff Definition A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.
- English Word Draff Definition A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter.
- English Word Draff Definition The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
- English Word Draff Definition Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.
- English Word Draff Definition A current of air. Same as Draught.
- English Word Draffish Definition Worthless; draffy.
- English Word Draffy Definition Dreggy; waste; worthless.
- English Word Draft Definition Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
- English Word Draft Definition Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
- English Word Draft Definition To draw the outline of; to delineate.
- English Word Draft Definition To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
- English Word Draft Definition To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
- English Word Draft Definition To transfer by draft.
- English Word Drafted Definition of Draft
- English Word Drafting Definition of Draft
- English Word Draftsman Definition See Draughtsman.
- English Word Drag Definition A confection; a comfit; a drug.
- English Word Drag Definition To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.
- English Word Drag Definition To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.
- English Word Drag Definition To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- English Word Drag Definition To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.
- English Word Drag Definition To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- English Word Drag Definition To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- English Word Drag Definition To fish with a dragnet.
- English Word Drag Definition The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.
- English Word Drag Definition A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.
- English Word Drag Definition A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.
- English Word Drag Definition A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage.
- English Word Drag Definition A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.