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Draughts

Draughts Meaning & Definition
Draughts Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Draughts?

[n] a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

Synonyms | Synonyms for Draughts: checkers

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See Also | board game | checkerboard

Draughts In Webster's Dictionary

\Draughts\, n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See {Draught}, n., 3 (c) .
\Draughts\, n. pl. 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.

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