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- draughts boardsN-COUNTA draughts board is a square board for playing draughts, with 64 equal-sized, black and white squares. [BRIT](in AM, use checkerboard)
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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
board — [[t]bɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ boards, boarding, boarded 1) N COUNT: usu n N A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose. ...a chopping board. 2) N COUNT A board is a square piece of wood or stiff… … English dictionary
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
board game — noun a game played on a specially designed board • Members of this Topic: ↑promote • Hypernyms: ↑parlor game, ↑parlour game • Hyponyms: ↑Scrabble, ↑backgammon, ↑ … Useful english 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 — 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 — 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 — [[t]dræfts, drɑfts[/t]] n. brit. (used with a sing. v.) the game of checkers • Etymology: 1375–1425; MEdraghtes, pl. of draft, in obs. sense “movement, move in a board game” … From formal English to slang
